‘Busan·Gyeongnam Administrative Integration Practical Promotion Committee’ ... Holds First Meeting

Role of Dedicated Organization for Busan-Gyeongnam Administrative Integration Discussion and Promotion

Discussion on Promotion Schedule, Public Communication, and Opinion Survey Plans

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Busan City, following the formalization of discussions on the ‘Busan-Gyeongnam Administrative Integration’ between Busan and Gyeongnam on October 12 last year, has decided to form and operate the ‘Busan-Gyeongnam Administrative Integration Working Committee’ based on close consultations between the two cities and provinces, and will hold the first meeting at 4:30 PM on the 15th at the Gyeongnam Provincial Office.

Busan City Hall.

The ‘Busan-Gyeongnam Administrative Integration Working Committee’ is an executive body responsible for discussing and coordinating plans and procedures for administrative integration, promoting public relations to citizens, and overseeing the overall administrative integration process. It is composed of a total of eight public officials, with the heads of departments from each city and province serving as co-chairs.

The Busan-Gyeongnam Administrative Integration Working Committee consists of ▲co-chairs: Director of the Administrative Autonomy Bureau of Busan City and Policy Planning Officer of Gyeongnam Province ▲members: Head of the Autonomy and Decentralization Division of Busan City, Head of the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Super Metropolitan Cooperation T/F team, staff members, and two officials in charge of external cooperation from Gyeongnam Province.

At the first meeting, discussions will cover ▲sharing the schedule for the operation of the working committee ▲public relations strategies to build consensus among city and provincial residents ▲timing and detailed plans for public opinion surveys on administrative integration, with plans to hold regular meetings thereafter.

Lee Su-il, Director of the Administrative Autonomy Bureau of Busan City, participating as a co-chair in the meeting, stated, “To respond to the crisis of regional extinction, Busan and Gyeongnam must become a new core axis for national balanced development, and administrative integration can be a way to realize this. However, above all, the most important factor in this process is building consensus among city and provincial residents, so we plan to prioritize citizens’ opinions throughout the entire process.”

Going forward, Busan City and Gyeongnam Province plan to proceed with the administrative integration process based on steady and continuous consultations, focusing on thoroughly listening to the opinions of city and provincial residents.

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