Choo Mi-ae at Gyeonggi Briefing: "Fostering Northeastern Aerospace, Aviation, and MRO High-Tech Base"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae has announced plans to develop the northeastern region of Gyeonggi into a new high-tech hub for aviation, space, and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) industries. She also pledged to transform the region into a land of opportunity by leading the climate-energy tech sector and to push forward the creation of an advanced smart farming complex.

On the 31st, ahead of a work briefing at the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building, Governor Choo emphasized in her opening remarks, "The path we must take is clear: we are ushering in a new era of transformation for Northeastern Gyeonggi."

She continued, "To achieve this, I will build the foundation for future growth in Northeastern Gyeonggi based on three key pillars. First, we will guide this region to become a new high-tech base for aviation, space, and MRO—future industries that will drive our next wave of growth."

She added, "Northeastern Gyeonggi will serve as a pioneer in achieving RE100 and become a new land of opportunity leading the climate-energy tech field. Through the establishment of an advanced smart farming complex, we will create the necessary conditions to deliver safe, reliable food products from this region."

Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae is giving opening remarks ahead of the departmental briefing at the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building on the 31st. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

In addition, she stated, "Our Northeastern Gyeonggi has approximately 43.74 million pyeong of returned U.S. military sites, of which about 8.78 million pyeong is idle military land that can be utilized. These spaces can be fully leveraged as institutional bases for special districts such as peace economy zones or opportunity development zones."

In particular, she pointed out, "The overlapping regulations that have blocked the development of Northeastern Gyeonggi, such as military bases and military facility protection zones and the Metropolitan Area Planning Law, are significant barriers we must overcome." She promised, "Rather than simply saying 'it can't be done because of regulations,' we will find alternative paths and technical solutions to tackle these issues. We will draw up rational adjustment measures and concrete roadmaps to persuade the central government."

Governor Choo also said, "I will keep the principle that 'special sacrifices must be accompanied by special compensation' close to heart as I serve the people of the province. These bold tasks cannot all be completed within the short span of four years and there will be many obstacles ahead, but as the governor, I accept all responsibility. I urge all public officials not to fear and to push the work forward."

Meanwhile, on this day, Governor Choo stated, "I will no longer refer to it simply as Northern Gyeonggi, but change the terminology to Northeastern Gyeonggi from now on." This is interpreted as an intention to broaden the policy perspective to not only the northern part but also to the eastern part of Gyeonggi, which has experienced relatively slower development due to stricter regulations.

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