Gyeonggi Province Signs Cooperation Agreements with 7 Cities and 7 Public Institutions for Third-Phase Relocation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Regarding the third-phase relocation of Gyeonggi public institutions, the province and 7 destination institutions and 7 selected cities pledged mutual cooperation for the smooth relocation of their headquarters.

On the morning of the 29th, Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province jointly signed a 'Cooperation Agreement for the Third-Phase Relocation of Gyeonggi Public Institutions' with the mayors of 7 cities including Mayor Ahn Byung-yong of Uijeongbu and representatives of 7 public institutions including Gyeonggi Research Institute Director Lee Han-ju at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office.

The signing ceremony was attended by Mayor Shin Dong-heon of Gwangju, Mayor Eom Tae-jun of Icheon, Mayor Ahn Seung-nam of Guri, Mayor Kim Bo-ra of Anseong, Vice Mayor Park Shin-hwan of Namyangju, Representative Director Jeong Jeong-ok of Gyeonggi Women and Family Foundation, Representative Director Jin Seok-beom of Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation, Director General Gang Wi-won of Gyeonggi Agricultural and Fisheries Promotion Agency, Chairman Lee Min-woo of Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation, Director General Yu Seung-kyung of Gyeonggi Institute of Science and Technology Promotion, and President Lee Heon-uk of Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation. Provincial Council members Kim In-young, Jang Dong-il, Choi Jong-hyun, Kim Sung-soo, Lee Young-bong, and Kim Mi-suk from relevant standing committees of each public institution also attended.

According to the agreement, Gyeonggi Province will proceed with the relocation of the 7 institutions without delays, and the 7 destination cities will actively cooperate through administrative support, including providing information on buildings and sites, to enable the relevant institutions to complete their relocation promptly.

Previously, the province selected new homes for 7 public institutions through city and county recruitment to implement balanced regional development by dispersing public institutions concentrated in southern Gyeonggi and establishing administrative infrastructure lacking in the northeastern region, and announced the results on the 27th of last month.

Accordingly, Gyeonggi Research Institute will relocate to Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Women and Family Foundation to Icheon, Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation to Anseong, Gyeonggi Agricultural and Fisheries Promotion Agency to Gwangju, Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation to Namyangju, Gyeonggi Institute of Science and Technology Promotion to Paju, and Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation to Guri.

The province anticipates that the relocation of public institutions will create an environment conducive to attracting private enterprises through the development of administrative infrastructure in northern and eastern Gyeonggi regions, and that population inflow from public institution employees, families, and civil applicants will revitalize the regional economy and tourism.