Governor Lee Cheol-woo: "Change the Game of the Republic of Korea with the Power of Gyeongbuk"... Special Lecture in Pohang

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, attended the ‘Special Lecture Invitation by Pohang Regional Development Council and Pohang City Council’ held at the Pohang Regional Development Council auditorium on the 10th and delivered a special lecture titled ‘Change the Game of Korea with the Power of Gyeongbuk.’

The Pohang Regional Development Council, co-hosting this lecture, was founded in 1982 and plays various roles in resolving local issues in the Pohang area, while the Pohang City Council, established in 1999, is an organization that actively engages in activities every year for local autonomy and regional development.

Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk, is giving a special lecture at the Pohang Regional Development Council.

On the day of the lecture, over 150 members from each organization, including Gong Won-sik, Chairman of the Pohang Regional Development Council, and Han Myung-hee, Chairman of the Pohang City Council, filled the auditorium, focusing their attention on Governor Lee Cheol-woo’s special lecture. In particular, Kim Jeong-jae, a member of the People Power Party representing Pohang, and Lee Sang-hwi, a newly elected member of the People Power Party, also attended, adding weight to the event.

At the beginning of his special lecture, Governor Lee emphasized, “Gyeongbuk must take the lead and decisively change the game of Korea,” adding, “We must create new opportunities with a creative perspective and work together for Gyeongbuk to become number one again.”

He then spoke about the miracle of Korea, saying, “In the past, Korea was the poorest country in the world, a country without hope, but through economic development such as the establishment of Pohang Steelworks, it achieved unprecedented compressed growth in human history within half a century. Gyeongbuk played a pivotal role as the driving force behind this economic growth, and now the power of Gyeongbuk is needed again at the center of Korea’s growth.”

He pointed out that recent urgent issues such as ultra-low birth rates and regional extinction are expanding into a comprehensive national crisis, diagnosing the cause as ‘concentration in the metropolitan area.’

He stated that the best way to change the fate of local areas pushed into such an uncertain future is to strengthen the authority of local governments, emphasizing that Gyeongbuk will properly lead the era of local autonomy.

Governor Lee said, “To this end, Gyeongbuk declared war on low birth rates this year and will definitely solve issues such as care and housing,” then showed a video of himself recruiting international students in foreign languages during visits to Mongolia, India, and Vietnam, saying, “We will do our best to overcome low birth rates regardless of domestic or overseas locations.”

After the lecture, Governor Lee Cheol-woo also had an active communication session through a Q&A.

Governor Lee of Gyeongbuk said, “Pohang continues to grow and develop as the center city of Korea’s industry, and new industries such as secondary batteries and hydrogen fuel cells will lead the changes in Gyeongbuk,” adding, “Let’s work hard together with Gyeongbuk and Pohang to create an era where we become number one in Korea again.”

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