Uijeongbu City Holds Expert Forum on the Development of Returned Camp Red Cloud Site

Uijeongbu City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Donggeun), together with Assemblywoman Park Jihae, held the "How to Develop CRC? Expert Discussion" at the International Conference Hall of Uijeongbu Arts Center on the 26th.

Mayor Kim Donggeun is delivering a welcome speech at the "How to Develop CRC? Expert Discussion" held on the 26th. Provided by Uijeongbu City

The discussion was attended by officials from related ministries such as the Office for Government Policy Coordination, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Gyeonggi Province, as well as experts including Professor Kim Hyunsoo of Dankook University and Professor Jang Inbong of Shinhan University, and local citizens. They discussed strategies for utilizing Camp Red Cloud (CRC), a key issue for regional development, and deliberated on efficient development directions.

The event began with a welcoming speech by Mayor Kim Donggeun and an opening address by Assemblywoman Park Jihae, followed by presentations: "Efficient Development Plans for CRC" by So Seonggyu, Vice President of Daejin University, and "CRC Development Status and Tasks" by Park Chunsu, Director of Economic and Employment Affairs at Uijeongbu City. This was followed by an expert panel discussion and a Q&A session with participants.

So Seonggyu, Vice President of Daejin University and presenter at the event, stated, "For the development of CRC, it is necessary to expand the scope and rate of national subsidies for returned U.S. military bases, and especially, strengthening support for land acquisition costs is essential to enable more realistic development."

Park Chunsu, Director of Economic and Employment Affairs at Uijeongbu City, added, "Uijeongbu's urban self-sufficiency has been hindered by overlapping regulations such as the Overpopulation Control Area and Green Belt. We are continuously proposing improvements to the system related to returned U.S. military base areas so that CRC can become a hub for high-tech industries, and we are doing our utmost to achieve this goal."

Mayor Kim Donggeun is taking a commemorative photo with participants at the "How to Develop CRC? Expert Discussion" held on the 26th. Provided by Uijeongbu City

Mayor Kim Donggeun emphasized, "Uijeongbu City has endured significant sacrifices over many years for the sake of national security, which has limited its development. Based on the hopes and expectations of our citizens, we will push forward with the development of returned U.S. military base sites. We will spare no effort to ensure that CRC not only opens a new future for Uijeongbu but also injects economic vitality into the city and the Republic of Korea as a whole."

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