Hong Jun-pyo and Kim Jae-won Clash... Hong "Reconsider Relocation of City Hall" VS Kim "Citizens' Decision Nullification Raises Doubts"
The 2019 Daegu City Hall New Building Confirmed to be in Dalseo-gu
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Wooseok] Conflict arose between Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party who announced his candidacy for Daegu mayor in the June 1 local elections, and preliminary candidate Kim Jae-won over the relocation of the Daegu City Hall new building.
On the 6th, Hong held a pledge announcement meeting in Jung-gu, Daegu, stating, "I will review the entire city hall relocation policy once and then make a decision."
He said, "Is the relocation of the city hall really such an urgent task that requires spending hundreds of billions of won?" adding, "One option is to use the enormous funds allocated for the city hall relocation to transform Duryu Park into a facility better than the city hall."
He added, "I will reconsider the city hall relocation when taking over the city administration after being elected."
Kim Jae-won, preliminary candidate for Daegu mayor from the People Power Party
Photo by Yonhap News
In response, preliminary candidate Kim Jae-won immediately rebutted Hong. On the same day, he pointed out, "I find it hard to believe that a Daegu mayoral candidate would say that the relocation plan, which was difficult to prepare through a democratic public discussion process with direct citizen participation, will be scrapped overnight."
He continued, "Overturning a decision made directly by citizens disregards the citizen public discussion process, and the redevelopment project of the old downtown area will derive the best solution to revitalize the original city center."
Meanwhile, the relocation of the Daegu City Hall new building was confirmed to be in Dalseo-gu through discussions by a citizen evaluation group in 2019, and related procedures are underway.
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The new building is expected to be completed around 2025, with estimated costs of about 300 billion won excluding land expenses.
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