Gyeonggi Province Holds Second Meeting of Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Cooperation Council

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun Reporter] Gyeonggi Province held the "Second Meeting of the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Cooperation Council" on the 20th at the Anseong City Hall Situation Room to discuss follow-up measures following the "conditional agreement on environmental impact assessment for the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Development Project."

The province had launched the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Cooperation Council in October to resolve conflicts related to semiconductor cluster development among Gyeonggi Province, Yongin City, Anseong City, Pyeongtaek City, and SK Construction.

Attendees at the meeting included Lee Yong-chul, Vice Governor of Administrative Affairs at Gyeonggi Province, Jung Gyou-soo, Second Vice Mayor of Yongin City, Lee Chun-gu, Vice Mayor of Anseong City, Lee Dong-gyeol, Group Leader at SK Construction, officials from SK Hynix, and five resident representatives from Anseong City.

On November 10th, the Han River Basin Environmental Office made a "conditional agreement" decision on the "Environmental Impact Assessment for the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster General Industrial Complex Development Project." Anseong City expressed deep regret, stating that the voice of Anseong City as a directly affected area was not properly reflected.

Accordingly, the meeting discussed follow-up measures through cooperation between participating organizations in the council following the environmental impact assessment.

In addition, regarding the seven agenda items announced at the inaugural meeting—▲industrial wastewater quality improvement ▲development of Anseong industrial complex and attraction of quality companies ▲Anseong Samsam Lake waterfront development project ▲support for mutual cooperation projects in Anseong region ▲securing stable distribution channels for agricultural products produced in Anseong ▲maintenance of Hancheong and Anseongcheon rivers ▲expansion of road networks in northern Anseong City—the progress of field-specific task force committees was shared.

Going forward, the province plans to continue task force consultations by agenda item and aims to conclude the "Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Mutual Cooperation Agreement," with a policy of making every effort to facilitate communication and mediation among stakeholders.

Lee Yong-chul, Vice Governor of Administrative Affairs at Gyeonggi Province, said at the meeting, "Following this meeting, we will make our best efforts to ensure that Anseong City's requests are sufficiently reflected through active discussions on the seven agenda items in the task force committees of the cooperation council, leading to the conclusion of a mutual cooperation agreement."