Kim Kyung-do, Chairman of Andong City Council, Appeals for Opposition Participation at the Association of City and County Chairmen, Saying "If TK Administrative Integration Happens, Local Extinction Will Accelerate"

Kim Kyung-do, Chairman of the Andong City Council, appealed for participation in the opposition movement against the administrative integration of Gyeongbuk and Daegu, the region's biggest issue, at the monthly meeting of the Gyeongbuk City and County Council Chairpersons' Association held in Yeongcheon on the 28th.

Kim Kyung-do, Chairman of the Andong City Council, stated, "The discussion on administrative integration, which was stalled following the joint agreement announcement for Gyeongbuk-Daegu integration on October 21, is resurfacing again," adding, "Administrative integration unilaterally promoted by metropolitan leaders and the government without gathering opinions from city and provincial residents is merely a top-down merger."

Kim Kyung-do, chairman of Andong City Council (center), is shouting a resolute opposition to the TK administrative integration.

Chairman Kim further voiced strong concerns that if the administrative district integration occurs, all administrative functions will be concentrated in Daegu, accelerating local extinction. The chairpersons of the Gyeongbuk city and county councils also agreed on the necessity of sufficient opinion gathering through consultation and communication with city and county councils.

The Andong City Council has continued its opposition movement against the Gyeongbuk-Daegu administrative integration by passing a resolution against the integration at the first regular meeting in June, issuing a statement opposing the integration on the 25th, and submitting resolutions.

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