President Moon Jae-in is speaking at the’Southeastern Megacity Construction Strategy Report’ held on board a training ship at Ocean University located at the multipurpose pier of Busan New Port on the 25th. Busan = Yonhap News
President Moon Jae-in visited the candidate site at Gadeokdo New Airport in Busan on the 25th. The Blue House explained that the purpose of the visit is to receive a report on the strategy of building a mega city in the southeast region (Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam, PK). It is’a walk for people’s welfare to take care of balanced regional development’. However, there was a lot of room for the time of visit, President Moon’s schedule and on-site remarks to be seen as’political actions’. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, which issued a report on the’opposite’ of Gadeokdo New Airport, even gave orders to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, saying, “You must have will” and “You must have a responsible attitude.”
The 25th is 41 days before the 4-7 Busan mayor’s by-election. It was also a day before the plenary session of the National Assembly of the’Enactment of the Special Act for the Construction of Gadeokdo New Airport’ (Gadeokdo Special Act). On the grounds that Gadeokdo New Airport was called “a passport-sized civil engineering project aimed at the Busan Mayor’s election and the next presidential election,” it was interpreted that President Moon was trying to break the “last tape” on Gadeokdo Island.
President Moon’s remarks were’too’ positive. He called the construction of Gadeokdo New Airport “long-lasting wish” and said, “I hope for an early legislation to the National Assembly.” He also promised in advance that “if a special law is enacted, we will spare no necessary support.” The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport opposed the construction of the airport, saying, “We need speed.” The power of the people strongly rebelled, saying, “Explicit election intervention is the reason for impeachment” (Ho-Young Joo).
President Moon Jae-in attended the’Southeastern Megacity Construction Strategy Report’ held in Busan on the 25th, inspected the planned site of Gadeok Island airport on board, and listened to explanations from Busan Mayor Lee Byung-jin. Busan = Newsis
文 “Gadeokdo New Airport is a long-awaited business”… Commitment to’total support’
President Moon didn’t just take care of Gadeokdo New Airport. I had a tight schedule in Busan. Busan Mayor Lee Byung-jin, Mayor Song Chul-ho, Mayor of Ulsan, and Gyeong-su Kim reported the vision of a mega-city in the southeast region to foster a huge living community comparable to that of the metropolitan area.
After arriving at the candidate site of Gadeokdo New Airport by boat, he promised, “I will fully support the strategy to build a mega city in the southeast area. I will start with the new airport business in the southeast area, which has been delayed for 15 years.” It also added the meaning of “(when the airport enters) it will reach the world, and the sky path from the world will open 24 hours.”
President Moon’s visit to Busan was about a year later. Although opinions were divided among the staff over the appropriateness of visiting the candidate site of Gadeokdo New Airport, it is said that President Moon’s willingness to visit was considerable. President Moon said at the scene, “I am thrilled to see the planned site of the new airport today and hear the Mega City initiative.”
Boo, Ul, and Kyung refute the report of “28 trillion won? Absurd”
Heads of regional organizations in Boo, Ul, and Gyeong covered President Moon with a’Fact Check’ at Gadeokdo New Airport. Mayor Lee Byeong-jin said, “There is no problem with the reclamation of the airport site, and the cost-effectiveness is great.” When he said, “The soil is very suitable for landfill,” President Moon responded, “If it is soft ground, Gimhae Airport is also a soft ground?” Governor Kim Gyeong-soo said, “It was reported that the construction cost was 28 trillion won (based on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport data), but it was exorbitantly inflated. It was 7.5 trillion won,” said Governor Kim Gyeong-su. “It is completely different from the fact that all procedures for airport construction were omitted in the special law.” I was also.
Is that why? President Moon also gave a’special order’ to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at the Busan site. “There will be embarrassment for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as the business direction has changed. I understand enough. However, if the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport does not have the will, smooth business progress may not be easy. Completion before 2030 requires speed. You have to be responsible.” It was a de facto reprimand. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum bowed his head, saying, “It looks as if the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport opposes it, and I am sorry.
Yoon Ho-jung, chairman of the National Assembly Legislative Justice Commission, is passing the’special bill for the construction of Gadeokdo New Airport’ at the general meeting of the Legislative Justice Commission held at the National Assembly on the 25th. Joint Photo Report Group
“New Deal, not Political Movement”
The opposition party sharply sharpened the day. The people’s strength is also working with the construction of the new airport on Gadeokdo Island, but he is worried that the Democratic Party will monopolize’fault’ with President Moon’s visit. Several Democratic Party lawmakers, including the party leadership, accompanied President Moon to show off his’se’. In response, Ho-young Joo warned that “we will go into review on the allegations of President Moon’s violation of the Public Officials Election Act,” saying, “Election intervention beyond the provinces of anyone.”
The Blue House drew a line saying, “It was a schedule for smooth promotion of the Korean version of the New Deal and balanced regional development.” Some of the staff argued that’Gadeokdo New Airport is a long-awaited project of Boo, Ul, and Gyeong’, and the National Assembly has even enacted a special law.
As the controversy over the elections grew, there was an official response, saying, “The visit to Busan was decided a long time ago as part of a communication movement to revitalize the local economy, not related to the by-election” (Spokesman Kang Min-seok). However, the sensitive reaction itself is proof that the Blue House also recognized that this event could be interpreted for election purposes.
Even if it turns out that there are no problems under the election law, there are also criticisms that it is not right for President Moon to promise’total support’ on the premise of passing the law in a situation where the Gadeokdo Special Act has not been enacted. Moreover, it is pointed out that if controversy was expected, he should have taken a more cautious move.
Moreover, the president’s search for a specific area ahead of the election is a repertoire that the Democratic Party criticized when it was the opposition party.
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