Minister Choi Hwi-young Announces "Complete Suspension of Government Asset Sales... Presidential Directive"
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Announces President's Emergency Directive
Choi Hwi-young, the government spokesperson and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, announced on November 3 that the President had issued an emergency directive to halt all government asset sales.
Minister Choi stated, "President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a complete suspension of government asset sales and instructed all ministries to conduct a thorough re-examination of all ongoing and planned asset sales, after which a decision will be made on whether to proceed."
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He added, "In principle, asset sales should be refrained from except for unnecessary assets. However, in cases where asset sales are unavoidable, prior approval from the Prime Minister must be obtained."
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