Hong Taeyong, Mayor of Gimhae - Member of the National Assembly, Collaborate on Securing National Funds and Resolving Current Issues

Holding a Meeting with Local National Assembly Members

Hong Taeyong, mayor of Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, discussed securing next year’s national budget and resolving local issues with local district lawmakers on the 7th.

The meeting held in the city hall’s small conference room was attended by Min Hongcheol, member of the National Assembly for Gimhae Gap, and Kim Jeongho, member of the National Assembly for Gimhae Eul, among others.

The city stated that since budget requests from central government ministries are submitted to the Ministry of Economy and Finance by the end of May, the meeting was arranged to ensure that major national budget projects and local issue projects for next year are fully included in the government budget proposal.

According to the city, the attendees shared the view that securing national funds would be difficult as the government’s sound fiscal policy is expected to continue next year, as indicated in the government’s “2024 Budget Formulation Guidelines” announced on March 28. They exchanged opinions on key national fund securing projects and solutions for local issues for next year.

Attendees of the 2023 First Half Regional National Assembly Members Invitation Meeting in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

The scale of major national budget projects requested by Gimhae City for next year amounts to a total of 140 projects worth 399 billion KRW.

The national budget projects discussed on the day included 37 projects, with a total requested amount of 114.7 billion KRW.

These included ▲Establishment of an integrated thermal management technology commercialization platform for electric vehicles ▲Development of a personal lab-based digital healthcare product support platform ▲Establishment of a manufacturing safety support service and technology advancement platform for unit manufacturing processes ▲Construction of a hydrogen charging station in the western area.

Also included were ▲Modernization of the living resource recovery center ▲Improvement of natural disaster risk zones in Idong and Maeri ▲Construction of the wide-area roads from Chojung to Hwamyung and from Dong-Gimhae to Sikman JCT ▲Construction of National Road No. 60 ▲Urban regeneration New Deal projects in Jinyeong-eup and Bulam-dong ▲Creation of the Digital Gaya History and Culture Park ▲Renovation of aging water supply facilities.

For securing new visions and growth engines for the city, the following strategies were also presented: ▲Development of a Northeast Asia logistics platform project ▲Attracting the second relocation of public institutions from the Seoul metropolitan area to Gimhae ▲Establishment of Gimhae Public Medical Center ▲Attracting the Gimhae Employment and Labor Office ▲Extension of the Gimhae?Miryang Expressway route ▲Phase 2 development of the National Yongjibong Natural Recreation Forest.

They agreed to cooperate to ensure that Gimhae City is included as a logistics hub in the Northeast Asia logistics platform, with the confirmed opening of Gadeok New Airport by the end of 2029.

They plan to jointly establish specific strategies to ensure that the national project “Northeast Asia Logistics Platform Development Project,” which includes Gimhae City, and the “National Smart Logistics Platform Construction Service” promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport also include Gimhae City.

Mayor Hong said, “Thanks to the strong support of the two lawmakers every year, there has been no difficulty in securing national funds,” and added, “This year as well, through close cooperation, please join forces to secure national funds and resolve pending projects so that we can secure growth engines for the future development of our city.”

The two lawmakers said in unison, “The national fund securing projects and local issue resolutions proposed by the city will be a great hope for citizens and a foundation for the city to leap forward,” and added, “We will closely cooperate to find solutions to the city’s major issues with central government ministries and the National Assembly.”

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