Governor Kim Dong-yeon Visits 10·29 Disaster Memorial on 17th: "Sharing Pain with Bereaved Families"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon visited the Itaewon Citizen Memorial Altar on the 17th and was deep in thought while looking at the portraits of the victims.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, visited the Itaewon Citizen Memorial Altar on the 17th, one day after the 49th memorial service for the victims of the October 29 tragedy.

On that day, Governor Kim posted on Twitter, "Due to the delay in the passage of next year's Gyeonggi Province budget, I visited the Itaewon Citizen Memorial Altar only today, a day after the 49th memorial service for the victims of the October 29 tragedy," expressing his sorrow by saying, "Facing the portraits enshrined here brings the tragedy closer to reality rather than an abstract concept."

He continued, "I remember the weight of responsibility that each photo of the victims carries," and promised, "I will share the pain with all bereaved families."

Earlier, the Gyeonggi Provincial Council held the final plenary session of the regular meeting on the same day and approved the 2023 Gyeonggi Province main budget totaling 33.8104 trillion won.

This amount is 31.4 billion won more than the 33.779 trillion won submitted by the province. In particular, it is the largest ever, increasing by 206.8 billion won (0.6%) compared to this year's main budget (33.6036 trillion won).

The provincial council, which is evenly split between the ruling and opposition parties, experienced difficulties during the coefficient adjustment process of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee, extending the session by one day past the legal deadline of the 16th to finally approve the main budget on the afternoon of that day.

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