Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon: "I Will Develop the Old Provincial Office into a Social Innovation Complex"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is warmly shaking hands with the cafe owner near the old Gyeonggi Provincial Government building on the 30th.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, announced plans to transform the old Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office into a 'Social Innovation Complex.'

On the 30th, Governor Kim said on Facebook, "I remember the difficulties of a cafe owner I happened to meet during my visit to the Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation last month," adding, "I promised to quickly prepare countermeasures for the hollowing-out phenomenon caused by the relocation of the provincial office, and today (the 30th), I kept that promise by visiting the owner's bakery cafe."

At that time, the cafe owner reportedly appealed to Governor Kim for measures, explaining that small business owners near the old government office, which became vacant due to the relocation of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office, were struggling as customer numbers declined.

Governor Kim stated, "On the site of the old government office, we will create a tentative 'Social Innovation Complex' centered around the newly established Gyeonggi Province-affiliated institution, the 'Social Economy Center,'" and promised, "Various social innovation companies and organizations pursuing social values will move in so that diversity, culture, environment, and social values and enjoyment can fill the old Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office."

He continued, "Companies and organizations in the fields of culture and arts, environment, and energy, as well as facilities for vulnerable groups, will move in, and the space will be developed as a community area that seeks coexistence with the nearby commercial district," adding, "We will push forward as quickly as budget and institutional procedures allow, doing our best to bring a positive breeze to the commercial district within this year."

He also emphasized, "I believe that caring for the difficulties of small business owners in the province is an important social value," and stressed, "I will steadfastly keep each and every promise."

Earlier, Gyeonggi Province relocated its government office to the new Gwanggyo Government Office on May 30 and began operations. The Gwanggyo Government Office is located within the Gyeonggi Convergence Town at 30 Docheong-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si (Iui-dong 184), with four basement floors and 25 above-ground floors, covering a total floor area of 16,337 square meters. The project cost 478 billion KRW, construction began in September 2017, and was completed in November last year.

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