Promotion Committee Launched to Attract National Assembly Library Gwangju Branch to Former Veterans Hospital Site

Jinwook Jeong and Others to Launch Committee on September 14

"Meets Seven Requirements Including Education, Culture, and Transportation"

A committee will be launched to promote the establishment of a Gwangju branch of the National Assembly Library on the site of the former Veterans Hospital in Nam-gu, Gwangju.

Jinwook Jeong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, together with the “Committee for Promoting the Gwangju Branch of the National Assembly Library on the Former Veterans Hospital Site,” will hold a launch press conference at 10:00 a.m. on September 14 at the Gwangju City Council press room.

The committee is expected to explain the necessity of establishing the Gwangju branch of the library and why the former Veterans Hospital site across from the Nam-gu Office is a suitable location.

Jinwook Jung

Representative Jeong, who serves as co-chair of the committee, stated, “The site of the former Veterans Hospital in Nam-gu is a location that perfectly meets all seven critical requirements for establishing the Gwangju branch of the National Assembly Library.”

Representative Jeong emphasized that the Gwangju branch will become a world-class landmark addressing citizens’ cultural needs, providing new knowledge and information services in the era of AI, and serving as both a multi-purpose cultural space and a venue for regional discourse.

The committee’s cited strengths include the size of the site, its educational and cultural infrastructure, and transport accessibility.

According to the committee, the site owned by the Nam-gu Office covers about 26,000 square meters, which is approximately 1.9 times the 14,000 square meters required by the National Assembly Library. The committee maintains that this site can be provided and that construction could begin immediately.

The committee also put forth the potential for linkage to local educational and cultural facilities as grounds for attracting the library. Nam-gu is a government-designated special district for culture and education, with 57 elementary, middle, and high schools and two universities. In addition, the site offers opportunities for collaboration with major Gwangju cultural resources such as the Asia Culture Center, Yangnim-dong’s modern historical and cultural village, Daechon’s Gossaum Nori festival, and the Pochungsa Shrine.

For transportation, Baegun Square Station on upcoming Subway Line 2, which will be built nearby, was highlighted. The site’s proximity to Nam-gu Office will enable active exchanges of people and information. It is also close to Bitgaram Innovation City in Naju and other areas of Jeollanam-do, such as Hwasun and Yeongam, making it a potential point of integration between Gwangju and Jeollanam-do.

Other cited advantages include residents’ strong enthusiasm for education and support for attracting the library, as well as the ability to provide an appealing knowledge and information service space for future semiconductor professionals who will flow into Gwangju and Jeollanam-do through initiatives such as the planned Gwangju Semiconductor Cluster.

The committee includes figures from academia and civil society in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, such as Seungjun Heo, President of Gwangju National University of Education, and Buhong Choi, President of Mokpo National Maritime University, along with over 1,000 Gwangju citizens, including Nam-gu residents, as committee members. The committee plans to begin full-fledged activities to attract the library, starting with the launch press conference.

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