Gyeongnam Province: "Busan-Gyeongnam Administrative Integration, Please Share Your Opinions!"

April 27th, 2 PM, 1st Debate Session Held

The first forum to gather opinions from city and provincial residents on the administrative integration of Busan and Gyeongnam will be held on the 27th at 2 PM in the main auditorium of the new building at the Gyeongnam Provincial Office.

According to Gyeongnam Province, the administrative integration between Busan and Gyeongnam is being promoted as a measure to address the overconcentration in the metropolitan area and regional extinction.

The province and Busan City agreed that public opinion is the top priority before fully advancing the administrative integration and jointly hosted this forum.

At the forum, there will be keynote presentations on "The Direction for the Administrative Integration of Busan and Gyeongnam" by Minji Ha, Research Fellow at the Gyeongnam Research Institute, and "Expected Industrial, Economic, and Employment Effects of the Administrative Integration of Busan and Gyeongnam" by Songnyeon Kim, Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade, followed by discussions among four designated panelists.

The discussion will be chaired by Professor Kyunghoon Park of Changwon National University, who is the chair of the Policy Advisory Committee of Gyeongnam Province.

Panelists include Gisu Woo, a member of the Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly; Jaewoon Shim, Head of Economic Policy at the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Woobae Lee, Professor Emeritus of Police and Public Administration at Inje University; and Hongsang Jeong, Professor of Public Administration at Kyungpook National University.

Gyeongnam Province and Busan City plan to hold additional forums on May 15 in Busan on "Central Government Support and Securing Special Provisions," and on May 24 in Jinju, Gyeongnam, on "Balanced Regional Development and Conflict Resolution Following Administrative Integration."

Jaehyuk Jang, Director of Policy Planning at the province, stated, "Since the will of city and provincial residents is the most important in administrative integration, we need a lot of interest and participation. We hope this forum will provide a valuable time to seriously consider the discussions on administrative integration, which will determine the foundation of our lives with our own hands."

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