Gyeonggi Province to Discuss Institutional Improvements for Strengthening Self-Sufficiency and Expedited Promotion of the 3rd New Towns at the National Assembly on the 28th

Gyeonggi Province is discussing institutional improvement measures with the National Assembly, the central government, project developers, and experts to accelerate the development of the 3rd New Towns in line with the government's August 13th housing fast-track supply measures, and to create self-sufficient cities equipped with jobs and daily living infrastructure.

On September 28 at 2:00 PM, Gyeonggi Province will hold a policy forum titled "Institutional Improvement Tasks for Strengthening Self-Sufficiency and Expedited Promotion of the 3rd New Town Development" at Seminar Room 1 of the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul.

The forum is co-hosted by members of the National Assembly, including Lee Jae-jung, Seo Young-seok, Lee Kwang-jae, Kim Nam-kook, Kim Yong-min, Kim Hyun, Han Jun-ho, Kim Sung-hoe, Ahn Tae-jun, and Cha Ji-ho, and is organized by Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation (GH). Approximately 60 attendees, including Governor Choo Mi-ae of Gyeonggi Province, experts, officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation will participate.

This forum is a follow-up to the government's "Housing Fast-Track Supply Plan" announced on August 13. It aims to discuss the institutional improvements needed to speed up the 3rd New Town projects on-site, and to explore ways to strengthen the self-sufficiency functions of these towns alongside housing supply.

Seminar Poster on System Improvement Tasks for Strengthening Self-Sufficiency and Expediting Development of the 3rd New Towns

At the forum, Ku Ja-hoon, professor at Hanyang University's Graduate School of Urban Studies, will serve as moderator, and Lee Ji-hyun, Policy Advisor for Gyeonggi Province, will make a presentation on "Institutional Improvement Tasks for Strengthening Self-Sufficiency and Expedited Promotion of the 3rd New Town Development." The presentation will address on-site institutional challenges encountered during the progress of the 3rd New Town projects, ways to reinforce self-sufficiency functions, and propose improvement measures necessary for expedited implementation.

The ensuing comprehensive panel discussion will feature Jin-ho Park, Head of the Public Housing Site Management Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; Eun-seon Lee, Director General of the Urban Development Bureau of Gyeonggi Province; Jun-yeop Choi, Head of New Town Division 1 at Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH); In-kwon Park, Director of Urban Planning and Strategy Division at Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation (GH); Ji-hyun Nam, Senior Research Fellow at Gyeonggi Research Institute; and Lee Ji-hyun, Policy Advisor for Gyeonggi Province. The panelists will review the institutional obstacles observed during the 3rd New Town development process, examine directions for improvement, and discuss measures to strengthen self-sufficiency and shorten project timelines.

Before the forum, Governor Choo Mi-ae will visit the Changneung public housing district in Goyang on the morning of the same day to inspect the current status of housing construction, which is targeting its first move-in by December 2027, and to check on key pending issues such as military base relocation and soil remediation.

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