"Strong Opposition to TK New Airport Without Cargo Terminal"... 500 Uiseong Residents Hold 'Mourning Rally'

On the 6th, over 500 residents of Uiseong, Gyeongbuk, held a rally shouting, "We oppose the construction of the TK New Airport without a cargo terminal." The rally was organized by the Union of Village Chiefs, consisting of 400 village chiefs from the entire Uiseong area.

More than 500 residents of the Uiseong area are holding a "sangyeojiphoe" to oppose the construction of an airport without a cargo terminal.

About 500 residents from Uiseong, including the Uiseong County Village Chiefs Union, the Integrated New Airport Relocation Support Committee, Uiseong Junior Chamber, West Uiseong Junior Chamber, Uiseong Somunhoe, the Autonomous Crime Prevention Unit, and the Uiseong 4-H Federation, dressed in mourning clothes, led by a banner reading "I can't close my eyes in injustice over the hollow new airport," started a procession at 8:10 a.m. from the front yard of Uiseong County Office, passing Uiseong Station, and marched 1.5 km to Uiseong Sports Complex carrying a funeral bier, staging a "New Airport Funeral" street parade.

During the rally, the lead speaker chanted the resolution "Firm opposition to an airport relocation without a future," with the bier bearers responding, filling the streets with a wave of opposition adorned with banners and flags.

About 500 residents of Uiseong area are marching in the streets holding flags demanding opposition to the airport and other issues.

Nam Heung-gon, chairman of the Village Chiefs Union, and Park Jeong-dae, chairman of the Integrated New Airport Relocation Support Committee, read a resolution stating, "For the activation of air logistics, the cargo terminal and logistics complex must be located in Uiseong County. If the legitimate demands of Uiseong residents are dismissed as narrow local selfishness, it is an act of ignoring 50,000 county residents and 600,000 Uiseong expatriates," and shouted slogans demanding, "Properly implement the joint agreement promised to Uiseong residents!" They vowed a county-wide resolution condemning Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo for cooperation and coexistence failures.

On the same day, about 150 residents belonging to the Noise Damage Countermeasure Committee of Bian-myeon, Uiseong County, also held an anti-airport rally at Uiseong Sports Complex, where the county sports festival was taking place, shouting slogans opposing the construction of the new airport.

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