"Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex: Shared-Development Measures for Gwangju, Too"... 20,000 Residents Submit Signatures

Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex-Gwangju City Co-Prosperity Development Citizens' Alliance
Campaign to Collect 50,000 Signatures Underway Since Last Month
Calls for Expansion of Industrial Base, Jobs and Transportation Infrastructure

A petition signed by around 20,000 residents calling for industrial development, jobs, transportation and daily-life infrastructure to be expanded in neighboring Gyeonggi Province's Gwangju City in line with the development of the Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex has been submitted to relevant authorities.

The Yonin Semiconductor Industrial Complex Gwangju Win-Win Development Citizens' Solidarity (co-chairs Ahn Hyeonggeun, Park Hoyeon, Shin Wonyoung, and Park Gwangseong) is handing Gwangju Mayor Park Gwanyeol a petition signed by residents calling for measures to promote mutually beneficial development in Gwangju. Provided by Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province.

The Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex-Gwangju City Co-Prosperity Development Citizens' Alliance, co-chaired by Ahn Hyeonggeun, Park Hoyeon, Shin Wonyoung and Park Gwangseong, said on the 8th that it had submitted the petition urging Gwangju City to prepare measures for shared development to the city and other relevant authorities.

The alliance has been running a campaign to collect 50,000 signatures from Gwangju residents since September. Around 20,000 people have participated so far, and this submission marks the first step in conveying residents' demands to the relevant authorities.

The alliance is calling for practical measures to promote shared development in Gwangju alongside the success of the Yongin Semiconductor Industrial Complex. The aim is to expand the industrial base and create jobs, while improving transportation and daily-life infrastructure so that Gwangju residents can also benefit from the development of the semiconductor industrial complex.

An alliance representative said, "The signatures of around 20,000 people reflect residents' shared hopes for Gwangju's future and shared development," adding, "We will continue the campaign to collect 50,000 signatures, beginning with this first submission."

The representative added, "We are also preparing joint action involving residents and civic groups in October," and said, "We will bring together the voices of more residents so that Gwangju City's legitimate demands can be reflected in policy."

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