Park Gyuntaek "Welcome the simultaneous relocation of Gwangju Military Airport and Civil Airport"

Park Gyuntaek, a preliminary candidate for the Gwangsan Gap constituency in Gwangju Metropolitan City, expressed his support on the 18th for the declaration to simultaneously relocate Gwangju Military Airport and the civilian airport.

Candidate Park said, “I welcome the declaration made on the 17th by Gwangju Mayor Kang Gijeong and Jeonnam Governor Kim Youngrok to simultaneously relocate Gwangju Military Airport and the civilian airport,” adding, “If Muan-gun’s consent is obtained, the Gwangju Military Airport Relocation Special Act should be revised to the Gwangju-Jeonnam Integrated Airport Relocation Special Act so that it can receive national subsidies at the level of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated Airport Relocation Special Act.”

He continued, “The declaration to simultaneously relocate the military and civilian airports was also a point I advocated together with Chairman Kim Yongbong of the Muan Relocation Promotion Committee and others at the policy discussion on the realization plan for relocating Gwangju Military Airport held with Gwangsan residents on November 25,” explaining, “This is the minimum courtesy to gain the consent of the residents of Muan-gun.”

He also emphasized, “If Muan-gun’s consent is achieved, the Gwangju Military Airport Relocation Special Act must be revised to the Gwangju-Jeonnam Integrated Airport Relocation Special Act,” adding, “Then, the main government department in charge of the relocation project will change from the Ministry of National Defense to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (the main department for SOC), and it will be possible to receive national subsidies at the level of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated Airport Relocation Special Act.”

Meanwhile, last month, Candidate Park held a policy discussion with Gwangsan residents on the realization plan for relocating Gwangju Military Airport, stating, “One reason why Muan-gun, which is mentioned as a candidate site for the military airport relocation, has not accepted the relocation is due to suspicions that Gwangju City intends to relocate only the military airport excluding the civilian airport,” and argued, “Gwangju City should declare a policy to simultaneously relocate both the civilian and military airports.”

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