Gyeonggi and South Chungcheong Governors Exchange Roles for One Day

The Governor of Gyeonggi Province and the Governor of South Chungcheong Province will exchange roles for one day.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that "to broaden mutual understanding between local governments, Gyeonggi Governor Kim Moon-soo and South Chungcheong Governor Lee Wan-goo will hold a 1-day job exchange event on the 26th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m."

Governor Kim will take time that day to explain to South Chungcheong provincial officials the necessity of deregulation in the Seoul metropolitan area and the true nature of the Seoul-Incheon-Gyeonggi Greater Seoul Initiative amid opposition from non-capital regions.

Governor Lee is scheduled to explain to Gyeonggi provincial officials the rationale for promoting the construction of an administrative-centered complex city in Gongju and Yeongi, which is the most pressing issue for South Chungcheong.

A provincial official stated, "There is great significance in Gyeonggi Province and South Chungcheong Province putting their heads together to achieve regional common development and resolve pending matters of mutual concern."

Governors Kim and Lee met in South Chungcheong in July and agreed on four items: ▲Early designation of the Yellow Sea Economic Free Zone ▲Prompt confirmation of an advanced industrial complex development plan in the coastal area ▲Joint establishment of a small and medium enterprise promotion fund ▲Exchange of honorary governors for one day.