Lee Jae-myung "Hong Eui-rak Joins Daegu City as Deputy Mayor for Economy, Securing TK Foothold"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate and governor of Gyeonggi Province, is announcing regional pledges for Daegu and Gyeongbuk at the Daegu Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the morning of the 5th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 5th that former lawmaker Hong Eui-rak has joined his campaign.

Through Facebook, Lee said, "Former lawmaker Hong, who served as the Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Daegu City, has joined the Open Camp," adding, "With Hong's joining, we have secured an important foothold in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region."

This appointment is interpreted as an effort to intensify the campaign in the region ahead of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk (TK) regional primaries scheduled for the 11th. Hong, who is from Daegu, lost in the April 15 general election last year and later accepted an offer from Kwon Young-jin, the Daegu mayor affiliated with the People Power Party, to serve as Daegu's Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs.

He also announced six pledges for the development of Daegu and Gyeongbuk. These include fostering new growth industries such as future-oriented automobile and robotics industries, establishing a secondary battery material industry belt from Gumi through Daegu to the Pohang area, creating a global vaccine and medical industry belt, building a railway network connecting east, west, south, and north, successfully promoting the integrated Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport and Ulleung Airport, and improving the water quality of the Nakdong River and fostering the water industry.

Before announcing the pledges, Lee sang the "Gyeongbuk Residents' Song" and appealed for support, saying, "I believe in the collective intelligence of the people and will engage in politics with the belief that politics is done by the people."

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