[Gyeonggi Province, What Changes in 2007 New Year] Introduction of bus and subway transfer discounts in Seoul metropolitan area from second half of the year, Significant increase in child dependent allowances and expansion of support targets
Gov. Kim strongly rebukes leadership: "If you're going to do things halfway, close down"
Gyeonggi Province dispatches quarantine teams to Pyeongtaek, implements emergency quarantine measures and strengthens nearby disinfection
Average use of 3.93㎏ per ha in second half of year, citing pest prevention after rainy season…
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 15th that it selected 13 people in 9 fields as Gyeonggi Best Practitioners. The Gyeonggi Best Practitioner award recognizes professionals who have reached excellence in their respective fields, and the province has selected and awarded Best Practitioners annually since 1999. ◇ Gyeonggi Best Practitioners by Category ▲General Crafts Kim In-ho (59, wood carving, Yeoju County), Hong Chul-seon (48, woodcarving artisan, Hwaseong) ▲Korean Paper Crafts Kim Ok-nyeo (45, female, Korean paper crafts artisan, Bucheon) ▲Performing Arts Kwon Won-tae (39, tightrope walker,
Golf courses numbering 113 occupy 1.2% of Gyeonggi Province's area…with 7.9 million visitors
8 arboretums and botanical gardens, 5 natural recreation forests, 5 forest experience rest areas
Gyeonggi Province dispatches public-private joint volunteer teams of approximately 3,000 people daily with the Korean Red Cross Gyeonggi Branch, Saemaul Associations, etc.
Gyeonggi Province's incinerator regionalization project on track
Measures to respond to FTA fruit market opening such as Hwaseong grapes
Gyeonggi Province to additionally install in Hwaseong and 5 other locations
16 types of information including bloodline, producer, and breeding method put in barcode for distribution
17 additional designations this year … total support of 1.25 billion won
Gyeonggi Province commends Suwon City with 150 million won and 7 other local governments
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that it will complete 5 local industrial complexes totaling 1.11 million pyeong this year. The locations being completed this time are Suwon Suwon Complex (87,000 pyeong), Pyeongtaek Hyungok Complex (220,000 pyeong), Hwaseong Balan Complex (555,000 pyeong), Hwaseong Jangan 1 Complex (182,000 pyeong), and Paju Osan Complex (70,000 pyeong). When all these industrial complexes are completed by year-end, the local industrial complexes within the province will increase from 40 sites of 3.531 million pyeong to 45 sites of 4.641 million pyeong. The province also plans to develop Suwon…
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 26th that it conducted regular and special tax investigations on corporations and individuals last year and collected a total of 76.1 billion won in taxes. By target, corporations totaled 14,877 entities with 62.8 billion won, and individuals totaled 8,694 people with 13.3 billion won, while by tax type, local taxes were 72.2 billion won and national taxes were 3.9 billion won. In particular, special tax investigations were conducted on golf courses that imposed additional membership fees on members during the acquisition and facility renovation process, affecting 1,734 members…
10 award recipients selected in 10 categories including high-quality rice production division
Only 28.8% of all eligible applicants submitted applications … falling below national average
The number of geriatric hospitals in Gyeonggi Province will increase from the current 2 to a total of 9 by 2011. According to the province on the 29th, the province plans to divide the entire province into 9 regions and operate a total of 9 geriatric hospitals, one per region. Accordingly, in addition to the 2 geriatric hospitals currently under consignment operation in Yongin and Yeoju respectively, 7 additional geriatric hospitals will be built. For this, the province is conducting detailed design to construct a provincial Dongducheon Geriatric Hospital in Tapdong, Dongducheon City…
Province, objection filing applications with Suwon accounting for 80.8%
Province to provide 20 million won per village for new senior community centers, etc.
