Hong Jun-pyo to Name 'Park Chung-hee Airport'... 'Gadeok' as Kim Young-sam, 'Muan' as Kim Dae-jung Airport

Vision Presentation on the 13th at Daegu Dongseong-ro

People Power Party presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo is announcing the 'Five Major Visions for the Re-advancement of TK (Daegu-Gyeongbuk)' on the afternoon of the 13th at Dongseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “I will name the airport after Park Chung-hee, Kim Young-sam, and Kim Dae-jung!”

On the 13th, Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party (Daegu Suseong), said, “I will name the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport ‘Park Chung-hee Airport.’”

Hong also promised to name the Busan Gadeokdo New Airport ‘Kim Young-sam Airport’ and the Honam Muan New Airport ‘Kim Dae-jung Airport,’ making them the four major gateway airports.

On the same day, Hong held a TK vision presentation meeting in Daegu Dongseong-ro as the final schedule of his TK regional tour.

He said, “During the last general election, I promised to inherit President Park Chung-hee’s leadership to make Daegu a prosperous hometown again, 풍패지향 (豊沛之鄕), and to complete the TK vision with a presidential election victory.” 풍패지향 means “the hometown of a great ruler.”

Hong stated, “I will pass the TK Integrated New Airport Special Act, support the budget, ease regulations, and handle other issues to build the new airport under the central government’s leadership.”

Although the Yeongnam region’s gateway airport, initially decided as an expansion of Busan Gimhae Airport, was changed to Gadeok New Airport, he intends to build a state-led new airport in Daegu as well.

He pledged, “I will build an airport express railway so that it takes less than 30 minutes to reach the new airport from anywhere in the TK urban area, construct a direct expressway, and focus on establishing infrastructure for ‘flying cars.’”

He also said, “Near the airport, we will create an airport corporation and air city, and designate the 2 million pyeong site of the Dongchon relocation area as a ‘New Airport Special Zone’ through a special law, developing it into a high-tech tourism industrial district modeled after Dubai that never sleeps 24 hours.”

Hong said, “Although my hometown where I was born is Changnyeong, Gyeongnam, Daegu is the ‘hometown that raised me’ where I attended school, and I will repay the grace I received in Daegu by becoming president. I promise to make those who supported Hong Joon-pyo proud and to regain the administration.”

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