Gyeonggi Province Holds Security Policy Forum for Emergency Preparedness

Gyeonggi Province will hold a "Gyeonggi Security Policy Forum and Emergency Preparedness Workshop" on December 22 and 23 at the Goyang Oriental Human Resources Development Center to review the current security situation and explore future emergency response directions.

The event will be attended by approximately 270 officials, including Park Jeong-ran, Director of Balanced Development Planning at the provincial government, Kim Jae-jun, Emergency Planning Officer, and Choi Bong-soon, Vice Mayor of Goyang.

On the first day of the event on December 22, security correspondent Kim Ju-hwan will present on "Changes in Korean Peninsula Security Situation and Gyeonggi Province's Response Measures," followed by a discussion among participants moderated by Professor Choi Byung-wook of Sungmyungwan University.

Additionally, a session will be held to present excellent emergency preparedness cases pursued by the province and its cities and counties this year and to share expertise.

The cases include ▲Goyang City's "Safety Culture Movement," ▲Dongducheon City's "Actual Resident Evacuation Drill," and ▲Pocheon City's "Local Provocation Simulation Drill."

On December 23, the second day of the event, Professor Kim Min-gyu of Woosuk University, a North Korean defector who previously worked at the North Korean Foreign Ministry and the North Korean Embassy in Russia, will be invited to give a lecture on "Why There Are No Coups in North Korea."

The two-day program will conclude with a field trip to security sites in the DMZ area, including the Imjin River Independence Bridge Skywalk (Tomorrow's Miracle Sound) and the Gaeseong Peninsula.

A provincial official stated, "Recently, the domestic and international security situation has been rapidly changing with the spread of isolationism, increased North Korean threats to the South, and escalating U.S.-China tensions. At such times, all public officials must faithfully carry out their duties for the safety of residents."

Meanwhile, the province applied for the first time this year a model of "Eulji Drill with Residents Together and Residents' Participation," prioritizing public participation and conducting ▲large-scale resident evacuation drills in frontline areas, ▲combined drills for biological terror preparedness, and ▲cardiopulmonary resuscitation and gas mask experience programs at the level of towns and townships.