Incheon and Gyeonggi Meet with Oh Se-hoon... Only Confirm Differences on 'Mega Seoul' Position

Oh Se-hoon-Kim Dong-yeon-Yoo Jeong-bok '3-Party Talks'
"Climate Companion Card, Reached Consensus with Incheon City"

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon, and Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok met in one place to discuss the ‘Mega Seoul’ project, but only confirmed differences in opinion and ended the meeting.

Mayor Oh told reporters after about an hour-long meeting at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 16th, "Since Governor Kim Dong-yeon and I have different starting points in viewing the issue, it was not easy to find common ground in such a short time," adding, "I conveyed that I would like to continue discussions on the megacity by holding a meeting at the end of December or early January, but we also had different thoughts on that matter."

Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok (from the left), Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, and Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon are taking a photo on the 16th at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, ahead of discussions on metropolitan area issues such as the Mega City. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Mayor Oh also commented on the People Power Party’s New City Project Special Committee’s ‘Special Act on Jurisdictional Changes between Gyeonggi Province and Seoul Special City,’ saying, "I wonder if there is a need to rush to create such a bill," but added, "After hearing the party’s position, I understood it, but I believe a residents’ referendum must be part of the discussion."

Meanwhile, the meeting also discussed important metropolitan area issues such as the Climate Companion Card, alternative landfill sites for the metropolitan area (waste), and the Han River Ara Waterway.

Mayor Oh said, "There was considerable convergence of opinions on several matters that have been continuously discussed recently, such as the alternative landfill site public offering plan and the transfer of jurisdiction over the metropolitan landfill site," and "There was also significant progress in reaching consensus on jointly researching and sharing information to respond to metropolitan area transportation issues." He continued, "Regarding the Han River Ara Waterway, there was considerable agreement on several points, including jointly developing tourism products to create a maritime tourism Silk Road and making efforts to develop marine leisure tourism products in the metropolitan area, as well as promptly finalizing the area and incentives for the alternative landfill site and promoting a re-public offering related to the alternative landfill site by March next year."

Regarding the Climate Companion Card, Mayor Oh said, "(There was) considerable convergence of opinions with Incheon City," adding, "There will be an event tomorrow (the 17th) morning that will include concrete progress updates."

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