Kim Du-kwan: "Supporting 'Chungcheong Megacity Construction' from Day One of Inauguration... Will Make It a National Administrative Capital Region"

"'Completion of the Administrative Capital and Balanced Decentralization,' a National Reform Project to be Prioritized"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] As the Democratic Party presidential candidates are in full swing to capture the last-minute votes in the Chungcheong region, Representative Kim Du-kwan pledged on the 30th, "From the first day of my inauguration, I will strongly support the construction of the Chungcheong Mega City and make the Chungcheong Mega City the national administrative capital area."

On this day, through an online pledge announcement, Representative Kim emphasized, "On the day I declared my candidacy for the presidential election, my first schedule was to visit the site for relocating the National Assembly to Sejong Special City," and said, "'Completion of the administrative capital and balanced decentralization' is the top national reform project that the Kim Du-kwan government will prioritize."

Then, Representative Kim quoted former President Roh Moo-hyun's 2007 New Year's speech, where he said, "Although it was divided in half because of opposition, I believe that someday a complete administrative capital must be created," and said, "The relocation of the administrative capital and national balanced development, which were the dreams of President Roh Moo-hyun and myself, have now become the mission I must fulfill."

Representative Kim stated, "National balanced development is the last gateway for South Korea to become a true advanced country, and the key to opening this gateway is the construction of a complete administrative capital," adding, "To judge which candidate will truly make South Korea an advanced country, you can see whether they pledge a complete administrative capital or an incomplete one," highlighting his distinctiveness.

The eight major pledges for the Chungcheong region announced by Representative Kim are: △ Construction of the Chungcheong Mega City and remodeling the Chungcheong Mega City into the national administrative capital area △ Establishment of a national landmark through the construction of hub complex transfer transportation infrastructure on the Gangho axis, Gyeongbu axis, and East-West axis in Chungcheong △ Complete relocation of the National Assembly and government ministries to the Chungcheong metropolitan area △ Early shutdown of coal-fired power plants and promotion of an energy national industrial complex in Dangjin to prepare for the Northeast Asia supergrid era △ Complete relocation of the presidential office to Sejong City and establishment of a non-authoritarian working space △ Fostering future strategic industries in Chungbuk connecting the Gangho axis △ Expansion of Cheongju International Airport to serve as the gateway airport of the administrative capital △ Creation of a Chungbuk bio new growth cluster and fostering 30 unicorn companies.

Representative Kim said, "Experience over the past 20 years has proven that the president's will is the most important for balanced decentralization," and added, "Among all presidential candidates including both ruling and opposition parties, as the candidate with the strongest will for balanced decentralization and completion of the administrative capital, I will make the Chungcheong Mega City a world-class administrative metropolitan city through bold local autonomy and radical balanced development."

Meanwhile, Candidate Kim, whose quarantine period ends at 12 PM on the 1st of next month, is scheduled to announce nationwide regional pledges on that day.

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