Seven Central Gyeonggi Cities Discuss Six Issues, Including Keeping Shin Ansan and Wolgot-Pangyo Line Projects on Schedule

96th Central Gyeonggi Administrative Council Meeting Held in Siheung
Strategy Shared for an AI-Biotechnology Convergence Cluster

Seven cities in central Gyeonggi Province gathered at Seoul National University’s Siheung Campus on Nov. 11 to discuss six shared issues, including keeping construction of the Shin Ansan Line and the Wolgot-Pangyo Line on schedule. Siheung, the host city, presented its strategy for creating an industrial cluster that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology.

Officials from seven cities in central Gyeonggi Province pose for a commemorative photo at the 96th regular meeting of the Central Gyeonggi Administrative Council, held on the 11th at the Education Cooperation Building on Seoul National University's Siheung Campus. Photo provided by Siheung City.

Siheung Mayor Lim Byungtaek hosted the 96th regular meeting of the Central Gyeonggi Administrative Council at Seoul National University’s Siheung Campus that day. The council comprises seven cities: Siheung, Ansan, Anyang, Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, Uiwang and Gwacheon.

The agenda included requests to keep construction of the two rail lines on schedule and to address railway project issues related to the 2026 tax reform proposal. Attendees also discussed reforming the farmland committee review system and introducing a preliminary verification system; providing national funding for long-term care benefits for Medical Aid recipients; improving standards to allow landscaping and solar power facilities to be installed together on building rooftops; and financial support from Gyeonggi Province for the designation competition for youth-friendly cities.

In a presentation on exemplary policies, Siheung outlined its designation as a specialized bio complex for a national high-tech strategic industry and the status of key facility development, and shared plans to foster the bio industry by incorporating AI. After the meeting, attendees visited Seoul National University’s SNU Pharmaceutical and Bio Workforce Training Center to tour its facilities for training talent in the bio sector.

The council also discussed making presentations on exemplary policies from each city a regular feature, as well as the schedule and venue for its 97th meeting. Local events were also introduced, including Ansan’s “Ansan Winter Light Wonderland 2026” and the opening ceremony for the Siheung Arts Center, scheduled for Nov. 13.

“The Central Gyeonggi Administrative Council is a forum for neighboring cities to discuss shared issues and coordinate their responses to areas requiring institutional improvement,” Siheung Mayor Lim Byungtaek said. “We will continue to work closely with cities in the central region to deliver tangible results that residents can experience.”

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