Changwon Mayor Hong Nampyo Struggles to Secure National Funding

Explained Major National Budget Proposal Projects for Next Year at the National Assembly and Requested Active Reflection

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, visited the National Assembly to secure national budget funds and propose major pending issues.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, visited the National Assembly on the 27th to secure next year's national budget and propose major pending issues.

Mayor Hong's visit was made proactively before the National Assembly began reviewing the government's budget proposal. He met with Park Dae-chul, Chairman of the Planning and Finance Committee; Kim Jeong-jae, Secretary of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee; and Jeong Jeom-sik, Lee In-seon, and Lee Joo-hwan, members of the Special Budget and Accounts Committee, to explain Changwon City's key national budget projects and actively request budget inclusion.

The major projects proposed for next year include ▲ AI and big data-based medical and bio diagnostic device manufacturing ▲ Special support project for smooth transition in industrial crisis response areas ▲ Construction of next-generation advanced complex beam irradiation facilities ▲ Construction of the 3rd columbarium at Changwon Municipal Sangbok Park ▲ Establishment of the Future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Complex Research Center ▲ Changwon BRT construction project ▲ Feasibility study for improvement of Changwon Seomasan IC entrance and exit roads ▲ Hapjeong 1 District urban regeneration New Deal project ▲ Installation of sewer pipelines in Daesan-dong town ▲ Support project for digital manufacturing innovation with advanced equipment and robots ▲ Basic plan establishment for modernization of the 300-year-old Masan Fish Market ▲ Clean seawater supply system construction project, totaling 12 projects with a total project cost of 638.8 billion KRW (national budget 526.3 billion KRW), and 21.7 billion KRW in national budget for 2023. As a municipal issue, a legislative amendment was proposed to extend the designation of employment crisis areas.

The city plans to carry out final national budget securing activities for each project at the department level until November, when the National Assembly's final budget review concludes, and will do its best to secure next year's national budget through cooperation with local lawmakers during the standing committee and budget committee review periods.

Mayor Hong said, “The projects proposed today are key initiatives that the new government and the 8th elected municipal administration aim to promote. In particular, they are essential requirements for regional industrial revitalization through the 4th Industrial Revolution, job creation, and transportation infrastructure development. I ask for your cooperation to ensure they are reflected in next year's government budget proposal.”

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