Kim Dong-yeon: "Gimpo Annexation Controversy Will Disappear with the General Election... Must Focus on Real Livelihood Issues"

A post by Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, on his SNS after a meeting with heads of three metropolitan area districts on the 16th

On the 16th, Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, met with Oh Se-hoon, Mayor of Seoul, and Yoo Jeong-bok, Mayor of Incheon, and then urged on his social media service (SNS) that the push to incorporate Gimpo City into Seoul will "disappear along with the general election," adding, "The government should really focus on people's livelihoods."

That night, Governor Kim posted on his SNS, "I firmly stated my position during today's meeting with the mayors of Seoul and Incheon," and asserted, "The claim to incorporate Gimpo into Seoul directly contradicts the balanced national development and local decentralization that South Korea has upheld for over 20 years."

He continued, "The public is also well aware of this," pointing out, "In a recent survey, nearly 70% of respondents said this is an unrealistic claim made for the general election."

Furthermore, he said, "Whether it is balanced national development or a Seoul-centric system, whether to revive local areas or to kill them, the public's judgment on this matter is already complete," adding, "To parody the movie title Gone with the Wind, this issue will 'disappear along with the general election.'"

He also added, "Now is the time to focus on urgent 'real people's livelihoods' such as transportation and housing, not 'fake people's livelihoods for election purposes.'"

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