Mayor Cho Kyu Il Meets Senior Secretary Kim Kyungsoo to Propose Key Issues on Jinju Innovation City

Met with Senior Secretary Kim Kyungsoo at the Blue House, delivered petition signed by over 130,000 citizens
Proposed review of LH function separation and concentration of public institutions in Jinju Innovation City during second phase relocation
Accompanied by Mi Kyung Park, Chair of Jinju City Council, and Seongdu Huh, Chairman of Jinju Chamber of Commerce and Industry

On October 6, Mayor Kyu Il Cho of Jinju City delivered a citizens' petition requesting that the integrated headquarters of the public power corporation be located in Jinju to the Blue House authorities.

On this day, at the Changseong-dong annex of the Government Seoul Office, Mayor Cho met with Kim Kyungsoo, Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs, handed over the petition signed by over 130,000 people, and discussed major issues related to the Jinju Innovation City.

The meeting was also attended by Mi Kyung Park, Chair of the Jinju City Council and Co-chair of the Jinju Public Institution Attraction Committee, and Seongdu Huh, Chairman of the Jinju Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

[Photo by Jinju City] On the 6th, Mayor Kyu-il Cho of Jinju City delivered a petition with over 130,000 signatures requesting the relocation of the integrated headquarters of the power public enterprises to Jinju to Kim Kyungsoo, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House, at the Government Seoul Complex Changseong-dong Annex. Afterward, he took a commemorative photo with attendees including Miyoung Park, Chairperson of the Jinju City Council, and Sungdoo Hur, President of the Jinju Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

According to Jinju City, the petition drive for attracting the integrated headquarters of the public power corporation to Jinju was carried out over 66 days from July to September 13, with over 130,000 people participating.

Along with submitting the petition, Mayor Cho conveyed Jinju City’s official positions on three major matters: attracting the integrated headquarters of the public power corporation, reviewing the re-separation of functions within Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) and retention of its headquarters in Jinju, and relocating additional public institutions to Jinju Innovation City during the second phase of public institution relocations.

Regarding the integration of public power corporations, Mayor Cho explained Jinju’s position that the integrated headquarters should be located in Jinju, citing, among other reasons, the headquarters of Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd. (KOEN) currently being located in Jinju Innovation City.

Mayor Cho stated, “By delivering the petition signed by over 130,000 citizens, we have presented the region’s position to the government on attracting the integrated headquarters of the public power corporation, reconsidering the separation of functions within LH, and the second phase relocation of public institutions.”

In response, Senior Secretary Kim Kyungsoo received the petition and shared opinions on the government’s reform of public institution functions and policies related to innovation cities.

Since August 26, Jinju City has been holding a variety of campaigns related to integration of public power corporations and relocation of public institutions, including a citizens’ resolution rally, one-person relay protests, and resolution rallies in Sejong and at the National Assembly.

The city plans to continue making proposals to the government, the National Assembly, and other relevant organizations following this delivery of the petition.

However, the final decisions regarding whether to integrate public power corporations, the method of integration, the location of the headquarters, the reorganization of functions within LH, and the second phase of public institution relocations will be made through government policies and consultations with relevant agencies, meaning Jinju City must closely monitor the government’s future policy direction and procedures.

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