500 Gwangju Citizens Demand Yongin Semiconductor Complex Achieve Win-Win Cooperation with Gwangju

Yongin Semiconductor-Gwangju Win-Win Civic Coalition Launches
Coalition Calls on Government for Industry Support, Transportation Network Expansion, and Regulatory Reform
"Water Supply Pipeline Alone Should Not Pass Through Gwangju – Industry, Jobs, and Investment Must Follow"

As a large-scale water supply pipeline for the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex is scheduled to pass through Gwangju City, citizens of Gwangju have called on the government for substantial win-win measures.

The Yongin Semiconductor Complex and Gwangju City Win-Win Development Citizen Coalition held its launch ceremony on the 3rd at Gwangju City Hall, attended by about 500 citizens and local community organization representatives. Provided by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

The Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex and Gwangju City Win-Win Development Civic Coalition held its launch ceremony on the 3rd at Gwangju City Hall, attended by about 500 citizens and representatives from local community organizations, officially beginning its activities.

The coalition's co-representatives include Hyunggeun An, President of the Gwangju City Neighborhood Leaders Council; Hoyun Park, President of the Gwangju City Residents' Autonomy Council; Wonyoung Shin, President of the Gwangju City Saemaeul Movement; and Kwangseong Park, Civilian Chair of the Gwangju Community Security Council.

The coalition argued that, since a large-scale water supply pipeline will pass through Gwangju City as part of the National Integrated Semiconductor Water Supply Project, support measures commensurate with Gwangju's cooperation and burdens for the national project should be put in place.

The attendees, through their statement of purpose and joint resolution, noted, "While we wish for the success of Korea's semiconductor industry, we firmly oppose treating Gwangju's cooperation as an inevitable sacrifice and shifting the burden unilaterally without win-win measures."

The coalition demanded that the government officially recognize Gwangju City as a genuine win-win cooperation area for the Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex. They also called for fostering Gwangju as a support city for the semiconductor industry, deploying industrial, research, and educational functions, supporting the growth of the materials, parts, and equipment sector, compensating for overlapping regulations such as water source protection zones, and improving these regulations.

The demands also included expanding metropolitan transportation networks and living infrastructure, as well as establishing a permanent win-win cooperation body involving the central government, Gyeonggi Province, Gwangju City, and Yongin City.

The coalition's co-representatives stated, "We do not oppose the success of national industry, but we do oppose any success achieved solely at Gwangju's expense. Even if the water passes through Gwangju, industry, jobs, transportation, investment, and future opportunities must also come to Gwangju."

The coalition plans to conduct both online and offline signature campaigns to communicate the will of Gwangju citizens to the government, the National Assembly, Gyeonggi Province, and other relevant authorities. If the government does not provide responsible win-win measures, they plan to launch civic actions, including protests against the integrated water supply project.

The co-representatives stressed, "Gwangju's cooperation for the nation must result in state investment for Gwangju's future. Over the past 50 years, Gwangju has been relatively sidelined amid the growth of neighboring cities, constrained by overlapping regulations. Gwangju should no longer endure unilateral sacrifice. Gwangju's cooperation must be met with win-win solutions for Gwangju."

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