Lee Chung-won, Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly Member, "If TK New Airport Cargo Terminal Is Not Located in Uiseong, It Will Face Difficulties"

200 Uiseong Residents Hold Rally at Provincial Office

Condemning Daegu City's Unilateral Facility Arrangement

About 200 residents of Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk, the relocation area of Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport, held a rally at 10 a.m. on the 22nd at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office, urging the placement of the cargo terminal and logistics complex in the Uiseong-gun area as part of the integrated new airport construction.

Residents, including Gyeongbuk Provincial Council member Lee Chung-won (People Power Party, Uiseong), stated, “When attracting the integrated new airport, the residents of Uiseong-gun conceded key facilities such as military housing outside the county to Gunwi-gun for the greater good of Daegu and Gyeongbuk’s future development.” They strongly condemned, “Nevertheless, Daegu City is trying to unilaterally place even the major facility, the cargo terminal, in Gunwi-gun.”

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Member Lee Chung-won.

Councilor Lee further emphasized, “There cannot be a logistics complex without a cargo terminal, and Uiseong-gun has proposed the adjacent placement of the cargo terminal and air logistics complex and has repeatedly insisted on locating them within the Uiseong-gun area.”

At the rally, residents strongly opposed, saying, “While Daegu City has been carrying out various procedures for airport construction, it has unilaterally decided facility placement without properly obtaining prior consent and consultation from not only Uiseong-gun but also Gyeongbuk Province, violating the spirit of agreement and damaging trust by announcing biased logic to the media.”

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council member Lee said, “For the success of the central-southern region’s logistics-centered airport, the cargo terminal and logistics complex must be placed as close to each other as possible,” and emphasized, “If the cargo terminal is not placed in Uiseong-gun according to the spirit of the new airport agreement, the integrated new airport project will face difficulties.” He strongly urged, “Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province must proceed through sufficient consultation with Uiseong-gun for proper airport construction.”

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