Acting Mayor Jang Geumyong of Changwon Special City Strives to Secure National Funding During National Assembly Visit

"With the Announcement of the National Policy Agenda and Government Budget Proposal,
We Will Make Every Effort Until the End of the Regular Parliamentary Session"

Jang Geumyong, Acting Mayor of Changwon Special City in South Gyeongsang Province, visited the Seoul National Assembly Members' Office on September 8 to propose key city projects and secure national funding for major initiatives.

Jang Geumyong, Acting Mayor of Changwon Special City, Visits Seoul National Assembly Following Sejong.

Before visiting the Members' Office, Jang held a meeting with aides at a restaurant near Seoul, where they discussed strategies for the early realization of city-related projects in response to the government's announced national policy agenda. They also analyzed projects that were either not included or only partially included in the government budget proposal, and considered strategies to have these projects reflected during the National Assembly's review process.

The projects proposed to the Members' Office on this day totaled 57, including 29 current priority tasks and 28 projects requiring national funding for the coming year. These projects were selected based on a comprehensive analysis of their relevance to the national policy agenda, the government's priority investment directions, and the city's administrative goals.

Key proposals included: establishing a legal basis for a defense industry parts research institute; designating a specialized hydrogen cluster; further amending the Free Trade Zone Act; creating a national industrial complex for defense and nuclear power convergence; developing a cultural leadership industrial complex within the Changwon National Industrial Complex; advancing core industries; increasing KTX train frequency and adjusting schedules; urging the second phase relocation of public institutions to Changwon; enacting a special law for supporting special cities as soon as possible; extending the autonomous integration support fund; and designating the Masan area as a depopulated region, all in line with balanced growth based on local autonomy and decentralization.

Additionally, in preparation for a leading role as a forward base for opening Arctic shipping routes, the city proposed projects to build port logistics city infrastructure, including: establishing an international logistics special zone based on the Jinhae Triport; including new projects in the 5th National Railroad Network Construction Plan; developing a hinterland complex for Jinhae New Port; and ensuring equal distribution of recommendation rights for the Busan Port Authority (BPA) Port Committee.

Jang Geumyong, Acting Mayor of Changwon Special City, stated, "With the announcement of the national policy agenda and the government budget proposal, we plan to further strengthen cooperation with local National Assembly offices and make every effort until the end of the regular parliamentary session." He added, "I will do my utmost to resolve current issues and ensure the sustainable development of Changwon."

Previously, on August 22, Acting Mayor Jang visited the Local Era Committee in Sejong and central government ministries.

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