Yoon Seok-yeol Collaborates with Oh Se-hoon on Real Estate Policy... Requests Dispatch to Transition Team

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] It has been reported that President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol called Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to request the dispatch of Seoul city officials to the transition committee, signaling expected policy cooperation between the Seoul city government and the new administration.

According to Seoul city on the 14th, President-elect Yoon called Mayor Oh, who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 13th, to inquire about his health and requested the dispatch of officials related to 'housing policy' to the transition committee. Accordingly, it is known that the dispatch of a Seoul city director-level official as a specialist to the transition committee is under consideration. Among the candidates for dispatch are Kim Seong-bo, Director of Housing Policy, and Lee Jin-hyung, Director of Housing Supply Planning, who are in charge of the housing sector.

Last December, President-elect Yoon visited the Mia 4-1 reconstruction maintenance zone in Mia-dong, Seoul, with Mayor Oh and promised to ease regulations related to redevelopment and reconstruction in the future.

At that time, Mayor Oh pointed out, "It is no exaggeration to say that redevelopment and reconstruction maintenance projects in the Seoul area have been stalled for over ten years," adding, "During the five years of the Moon administration, projects did not proceed smoothly due to measures such as the re-imposition of capital gains tax and strengthened safety inspections." In response, President-elect Yoon said, "We will ease redevelopment and reconstruction regulations significantly to enable the private sector to supply many houses."

Previously, Seoul city dispatched five officials to the 17th presidential transition committee of President Lee Myung-bak. However, no officials were dispatched to the 18th transition committee.

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