Yoon Seok-yeol "Swiftly Promote Redevelopment of 1st Generation New Towns"…Attends Site Alongside Candidate Kim Eun-hye

"Promises Made During the Election Will Definitely Be Kept"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol visited the GTX construction site on the 2nd and promised, "We will swiftly promote comprehensive urban redevelopment of the 1st generation new towns."

After visiting the GTX-A tunnel section construction site in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Yoon said, "To establish and promptly proceed with a comprehensive urban planning redevelopment plan, legal amendments are necessary. Fortunately, both ruling and opposition parties have proposed bills, so we will adjust the differing parts, reach a swift agreement to finalize the bill, and guarantee tenant residence according to the law while rapidly promoting comprehensive redevelopment of the new towns."

He added, "Even if it is a campaign promise, we will receive cooperation from both parties, so there is absolutely no need to misunderstand any incorrect reports in the media about this issue. What we promised during the election will definitely be kept."

Earlier, some media outlets reported that due to difficulties in establishing relocation complexes and special legislation, the redevelopment project of the 1st generation new towns would be postponed to the next-next administration.

At the site, Kang Hee-eop, Director of the Railway Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, reported on the progress of the construction.

President-elect Yoon attracted attention by appearing together with Kim Eun-hye, the People Power Party candidate for Governor of Gyeonggi-do. Kim, a former spokesperson for President-elect Yoon, emphasized close cooperation with the Yoon Seok-yeol administration during the People Power Party's gubernatorial primary in Gyeonggi-do.

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