[2022 National Audit] Kim Dong-yeon "Oppose Gyeonggi Province Division, Will Meet Lee Jae-myung to Persuade"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is responding to questions from lawmakers during the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office on the 18th, while reviewing related documents.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, announced that he will proceed with the 'Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province' as planned. Regarding Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressing opposition to the division (分道) during last year's National Assembly audit when he was governor of Gyeonggi Province, Kim promised, "I will meet and persuade him."

On the 18th, during the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office, Kim responded to a question from Jo Eun-hee of the People Power Party, who asked, "Lee Jae-myung claims that without support from the southern region, the northern region will face difficulties and residents will not benefit from the division. What do you think about this?" Kim emphasized, "I will meet Lee Jae-myung, the party leader, and persuade him."

He added, "My intention to pursue the division is absolutely not aimed at political positioning, party leadership, or presidential ambitions, but solely for the 3.6 million residents of the northern Gyeonggi region," and continued, "I still believe that by improving the quality of life for northern residents and fostering the well-preserved environment as growth potential, the northern region can be greatly developed."

Regarding Lee Jae-myung's statement that the public recovery of Daejang-dong in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, was the greatest achievement since Dangun, Kim said, "I don't know if it is the greatest achievement since Dangun, but I believe it was certainly an accomplishment," and added, "If it had gone through private development, there would have been no public interest recovery."

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