Preparation for the Launch of the 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Special City' Intensifies... Advisory Group Workshop on the Establishment of a Special Local Autonomy Organization Held in Ulsan

Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun "Expect Smooth Launch of Special Self-Governing Province through Securing Expertise"

Deriving Research Tasks by Life, Economy, and Administrative Culture Community Divisions, Operation Plan

On September 30, the 'Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Megacity Special Committee Launch Ceremony' was held at the Changwon Convention Center (CECO) in Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The practical plan for the launch of the ‘Boo-Ul-Gyeong Special City’ is being actively developed.

Busan City, Ulsan City, and Gyeongnam Province will hold a ‘Boo-Ul-Gyeong Special Local Government Establishment Advisory Group Workshop’ at 2 p.m. on the 29th at the Ulsan Lotte Hotel.

This workshop was organized to enhance the expertise of the advisory group and to support the advisory group’s role in researching and proposing policy tasks for the establishment of the Boo-Ul-Gyeong special local government in the future.

At the workshop, research tasks will be derived and future operation plans discussed by three subcommittees organized by specialized fields: ▲Living Community ▲Economic Community ▲Administrative and Cultural Community.

The Living Community subcommittee will discuss practical single living zone foundations such as ▲education ▲housing ▲health ▲food ▲construction of daily living area transportation networks ▲introduction of new transportation means, and identify necessary tasks.

The Economic Community subcommittee will derive detailed plans on tasks related to ▲logistics platform establishment ▲manufacturing innovation ▲spread of renewable energy such as hydrogen economy and carbon neutrality ▲discovery of new growth industries and linkage with existing industries.

The Administrative and Cultural Community subcommittee will discuss various ways to ▲establish a foundation to enjoy tourism, culture, and natural resources together ▲build a joint response system for disaster, safety, health, and medical care ▲advance the administrative system.

Additionally, following a special lecture by Professor Ma Gang-rae of Chung-Ang University on ‘The Necessity and Future Direction of Mega City Construction,’ there will be a session to discuss ‘Policy Suggestions for Mega City Development’ with advisory members.

At the first advisory group meeting on October 7, various opinions on the Boo-Ul-Gyeong mega city promotion plan were proposed by advisory members.

It is expected that in this workshop, in-depth research tasks to secure expertise for the establishment of the Boo-Ul-Gyeong special local government will be produced.

The advisory group will conduct research on the derived tasks through biweekly meetings by subcommittees and plans to announce the policy research results by subcommittee in December.

Park Hyung-joon, Mayor of Busan, said, “Since the Boo-Ul-Gyeong special local government will be the first to launch nationwide, careful review is necessary during the establishment process, and above all, securing expertise is urgent.”

Mayor Park added, “I expect that through the advisory group’s in-depth policy research, the Boo-Ul-Gyeong special local government will be launched smoothly.”

The advisory group consists of 36 experts from Boo-Ul-Gyeong fields and began full-scale activities in October, performing various roles such as advising on key tasks for the establishment of the special local government, forming consensus among city and provincial residents, and proposing policies.

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