Gyeongbuk Province Visits National Assembly to Advocate for Passage of Law Incorporating Gunwi County into Daegu

Meeting on the 7th with Ha Daeseong, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs, and local district lawmakers

Request for cooperation on integrated new airport and Daegu-Gyeongbuk mutual development

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] On the 7th, Ha Daeseong, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongbuk Province, visited the National Assembly and met with Chu Kyung-ho, the Floor Leader of the People Power Party, along with other National Assembly members from Daegu and Gyeongbuk, requesting their cooperation in passing the bill for the incorporation of Gunwi-gun into Daegu City.

Deputy Governor Ha urged efforts to ensure the passage of the "Act on the Change of Jurisdictional Boundaries between Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu City" during the February National Assembly extraordinary session.

The meeting was held at the suggestion of Chu Kyung-ho, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, to gather consensus among Daegu and Gyeongbuk lawmakers regarding the passage of the "Gunwi-gun Daegu Incorporation Act."

The closed-door meeting was attended by nine National Assembly members including the Floor Leader, Ha Daeseong, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongbuk Province, and Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu City.

Chu Kyung-ho, Floor Leader of the People Power Party who presided over the meeting, said, "Daegu area lawmakers agreed that the original promise must be kept," and added, "Gyeongbuk area lawmakers will hold another meeting on the 9th to consolidate opinions related to the incorporation of Gunwi-gun into Daegu."

Mayor Kwon Young-jin of Daegu said, "In July 2020, all National Assembly members from Daegu and Gyeongbuk agreed to the incorporation of Gunwi-gun into Daegu," and requested the passage of the bill within this session, hoping to show the National Assembly keeping its promise to the residents.

Ha Daeseong, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongbuk Province, stated, "We hope for the grand decision and cooperation of the National Assembly members so that the construction of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport, the future of Daegu and Gyeongbuk, can be successfully promoted," and added, "The incorporation of Gunwi-gun into Daegu will be a new turning point for the mutual development of Daegu and Gyeongbuk beyond just a change in jurisdictional boundaries."

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