Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Intensively Questions TK Administrative Integration Procedures and Process... Begins 11-Day Extraordinary Session

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council (Chairman Park Seongman) will convene its 349th extraordinary session for 11 days from the 27th to September 6.

This extraordinary session, the first to be held in the second half of the 12th council and ahead of the Chuseok holiday, is scheduled to address various livelihood ordinances along with provincial government inquiries.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Main Assembly Hall

At the first plenary session on the 27th, council members Kim Ilsu (Gumi), Yeon Gyusik (Pohang), and Lee Hyungsik (Yecheon) will take the floor for the first provincial government inquiries of the second half of the 12th council, examining current issues in provincial and educational administration and presenting policy alternatives.

Council member Kim Ilsu will raise questions about the procedures and process of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration, measures to vitalize the Saemaul Tourism Theme Park, and the relocation of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education Maker Education Center. Council member Yeon Gyusik will inquire about the development of the East Sea deep-sea gas field, the construction of Yeongilman Port and its connection to the integrated new airport, and the response of the provincial office of education to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration. Council member Lee Hyungsik will question the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration and tasks and development plans for attracting foreign tourists, and the session will be broadcast live on TV.

In addition, nine special committees, including the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts and the Special Committee on Ethics, will be formed and members appointed to begin their activities in earnest.

The second plenary session will be held on September 6, starting with five-minute free speeches on various current issues, followed by the handling of various livelihood ordinances and the closing of the session.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Chairman Park Seongman stated in his opening address, "We face many challenges ahead, such as overcoming low birth rates, the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration, and responding to climate change, and none of these are easy tasks." He emphasized, "Through the council's fundamental role of oversight and monitoring, we will become a more professional assembly, and by communicating and cooperating with the executive branch, we will work together for the happiness of 2.6 million provincial residents."

Chairman Park also urged, "As this is the first session of the second half of the 12th council, please do your utmost to make it a valuable time that instills hope and trust in the residents," and called for meticulous responses to public welfare issues such as safety management during the upcoming Chuseok holiday.

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