Yoon-duk Kim: "Not Building Housing Throughout Yongsan Park... Will Go Through Thorough Public Deliberation Process"

Remarks Made at the Full Session of the Land and Transport Committee

Yoonduk Kim, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, stated regarding the controversy over supplying housing within the Yongsan Park site, "We are considering a plan to supply youth housing only in limited areas that have already lost their function as park green spaces."

Minister Kim made these remarks at the plenary session of the National Assembly's Transportation Committee on the 19th, in response to questions about the utilization of the Yongsan Park site.

Concerning the plan to supply housing within Yongsan Park, he emphasized, "It is absolutely not about removing the entire green space of Yongsan Park to build housing."

Yoonduk Kim, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (third from left), is attending the meeting between the ruling party and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on August 19, 2026. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

On this matter, Minister Kim explained, "There are some areas within the greenbelt where the designation has already lost its value as a greenbelt due to certain damage, and the idea is to focus on supplying youth housing in those areas. We are reviewing the Yongsan Park issue as a whole in this context as well."

He added, "This is not about lifting the greenbelt designation, but rather about exploring whether it is possible to supply housing—particularly youth housing—in areas that have already lost some of their function as park green space, on a limited basis. This will proceed in connection with a process of deliberation and public discussion to gather various opinions."

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