"Keep Your Promises" ... Jinju City Requests Inclusion of Key Projects in National Agenda During Transition Team Visit

Deputy Mayor Shin Jong-woo Meets with Central Government Transition Team Personnel

Deputy Mayor Shin Jong-woo and Administrative Officer Seo Il-jun are having a meeting.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, visited the 20th Presidential Transition Committee on the 30th to propose that current projects be reflected in the national agenda.

On this day, Deputy Mayor Shin Jong-woo visited the Transition Committee office in Tongui-dong, met directly with Administrative Officer Seo Il-jun and key officials dispatched from central government ministries to the committee, and had lunch together.

The proposals submitted by the city included ▲Establishment of the Aerospace Agency and attraction to Western Gyeongnam ▲Creation of a space industry cluster ▲Development of an aerospace manufacturing innovation city ▲Establishment of an aerospace research institute ▲Promotion of the UAM (Flying Car) industry ▲Focused development of the anti-aging bioindustry in Western Gyeongnam (Jinju) ▲Establishment of a high school within the innovation city and a new middle school in the Pyeonggeo Panmun Chojang district ▲Early opening of the Southern Inland Railway ▲Establishment and operation of a high-speed railway to Suseo ▲Road construction along the Jeongchon?Sacheon axis (National Road No. 33) ▲Construction of the Munsan?Jiphyeon bypass road ▲Construction of Seonhaksan Tunnel and the 2nd Geumsan Bridge ▲Creation of Wolasan National Garden ▲Establishment of the National Museum of Korean Entrepreneurship ▲Attraction of the Jinju branch of the Modern Art Museum.

At the meeting with Administrative Officer Seo Il-jun, Deputy Mayor Shin requested, “Please ensure that the pledges for Western Gyeongnam, including Jinju, in the aerospace and new industries (bio) sectors mentioned as regional promises by the president-elect are definitely adopted as national agenda items.”

In response, Administrative Officer Seo Il-jun said, “It is surprising to see Jinju City’s proactive response at this early stage of the transition committee. We will send each project to the relevant divisions for careful review and attention.”

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