Governor Wansu Park of Gyeongnam Requests Minister of Planning and Budget for Support on Major Issues and National Funds

On July 24, Governor Wansu Park of Gyeongnam Province visited the National Assembly and requested Minister Honggeun Park of the Ministry of Planning and Budget to show governmental interest and support for Gyeongnam’s major issues and national budget projects for 2027.

Governor Park stressed, "To realize the government's 'Five Core Regions and Three Special Zones' regional development strategy, megaprojects, and the vision for advancing high-tech industries in the Yeongnam region, it is essential that Gyeongnam’s key pending issues and national budget projects are actively reflected in government policy."

He further stated, "We hope for the government's interest and strong support so that Gyeongnam can emerge as the center of the aerospace industry in Korea and foster both advanced industries and tourism to secure new growth engines."

Governor Park Wansu of Gyeongnam Province (right) is presenting a proposal containing requests for government support on major issues in Gyeongnam and national budget projects for 2027 to Minister of Strategy and Finance Park Honggeun. [Photo by Gyeongnam Province]

On this day, Governor Park requested the government’s cooperation on key issues, including the establishment of major transportation networks such as national highways and railways, the enactment of a special act for the development of the southern coastal region, and the enactment of a special act for the construction of the Aerospace Convergence City.

He also proposed government support for a total of seven national budget projects, amounting to 316.9 billion won.

In the industrial sector, he requested 5 billion won for the establishment of an AI and Robotics Manufacturing Valley, 1 billion won for a physical artificial intelligence (AI) demonstration test field for shipbuilding and marine sectors, 4.5 billion won for establishing a defense and aerospace maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) cluster, and 3 billion won for building an integrated support center for 3D printing technology specialized in the space industry.

For transportation infrastructure, he called for 2.4 billion won for the construction of the Geoje-Tongyeong Expressway and 300 billion won for the construction of the Southern Inland Railway. In the welfare sector, he requested 1 billion won to support the operation of the Gyeongnam Public Children's Rehabilitation Hospital.

Park Wansu, Governor of Gyeongnam Province (front left), is explaining to Park Honggeun, Minister of Planning and Budget, the key issues of Gyeongnam and the necessity of government support for national budget projects in 2027. [Photo by Gyeongnam Province]

In addition, he sought government cooperation on four major issues: ensuring that major national highway projects such as the Hansan Great Victory Bridge pass the Sixth National Highway and Local Road Construction Plan’s comprehensive preliminary feasibility survey; reflecting the Dongdaegu-Changwon-Gadeokdo New Airport high-speed railway route into the Fifth National Railway Network Construction Plan; enacting the Special Act for the Development of the Southern Coastal Region; and enacting the Special Act for the Construction of the Aerospace Convergence City.

Governor Park emphasized, "Bold investment by the government in regional express bus services and other major transportation networks is needed, as well as institutional improvements to address the reality of poor local finances," adding, "For region-led growth, even closer cooperation is required between the central and local governments."

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