Ando Geol "We Will Establish a Foundation for Youth Entrepreneurship and Influx"

Ando-geol, the Democratic Party preliminary candidate for the Gwangju Dong-gu Nam-gu-eul constituency, held a youth policy meeting on the 6th at Chosun University under the theme "Youth Ask, Candidate Answers," stating, "By fostering artificial intelligence, bio-medical, and cultural tourism industries in the original downtown area of Gwangju, creating a surge of promising venture companies and abundant quality youth jobs, we will transform Gwangju into a city 'where youth return.'"

About 50 young people, including Jeong Jae-young, former chairman of the Gwangju Youth Committee; Park Kwang-su, vice chairman of the Gwangju Dongnam-eul Youth Network; Kim Hyeong-seok, chairman of Ando-geol’s youth committee; Park Eun-cheol, former special advisor on youth for Gwangju; Lee Jeong-heon, director of the Daein Art Market cultural project; and current students of Chosun University, attended the meeting held at Chosun University that day. Additionally, expert panelists such as professors Bae Sang-hyun, Lee Yeo-jin, Yoo Young-tae, Kim Yong-seop from Chosun University, and Dr. Choi Yeon-hwa (Department of Real Estate, Gwangju University) participated and engaged in passionate discussions with the youth.

The youth argued that comprehensive measures are needed to address overall issues such as jobs, housing, welfare, and education. Regarding jobs, they proposed support measures for startups and tax and incentive support for companies employing youth. On housing issues, they pointed out the need for a stable supply of public rental housing above a certain level. For education and welfare, they expressed the need to support basic education expenses along with expanding the Culture Nuri Card and youth mental health support projects.

Preliminary candidate Ando-geol emphasized, "Youth issues are the challenges of the main generation that creates future growth engines for the Republic of Korea, so active measures are necessary," adding, "To make Gwangju a city where youth return, I will prepare policies and budgets that can structurally solve problems related to jobs, housing, and welfare, and if necessary, work to ensure that laws and systems can support these efforts."

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