The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 23rd that it will form the Establishment Committee for the Gadeokdo New Airport Construction Corporation and hold the 1st Establishment Committee meeting in accordance with the 'Gadeokdo New Airport Construction Corporation Act' scheduled to be enforced in April 2024.


The committee will be chaired by the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and will consist of seven members, including government officials and private members with expertise in public institution establishment and airport construction.


The committee will discuss the overall direction for establishing the corporation, including organizational and personnel design and employee recruitment. In this meeting, plans for the corporation's establishment and the operation regulations of the Establishment Committee will be discussed.


The committee will hold regular monthly meetings until the corporation is established and may convene additional meetings as necessary.



Baek Won-guk, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated, "With the holding of this Establishment Committee, we have taken the first step toward establishing the corporation," adding, "We will swiftly carry out follow-up measures to launch the corporation responsible for the timely opening of Gadeokdo New Airport by the first half of 2024."


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