Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun Urges Enactment of "Special Support Law for Special Cases Cities"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon Special Cases City Mayor Lee Jae-jun urged the Forum for Special Cases City Development Suwon Citizens to “unite efforts so that the 'Special Support Law for Special Cases Cities' can be enacted.”

At a conference held by the Forum for Special Cases City Development Suwon Citizens on the 29th at the Ilwol Sukmokwon Visitor Center, Mayor Lee said in his remarks, “The President promised to enact a special support law for special cases cities. I ask you to lend your support to ensure that the special law is enacted smoothly.”

The conference was held with reports on the progress of enacting the special support law for special cases cities, discussions on the organizational structure and operational plans of the Forum for Special Cases City Development Suwon Citizens, and remarks from Mayor Lee Jae-jun.

The Forum for Special Cases City Development Suwon Citizens elected Kwon Hyok-seong, dean of the Graduate School of Public Policy at Ajou University, as representative chairman. It also appointed Im Jong-myeong, chairman of the Suwon High School Alumni Association; Lee Ho-yong, chairman of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Citizens Association; Kim Sung-ho, chairman of the Yeongnam Regional Association; Kim Joo-hyung, chairman of the Honam Regional Association Federation; Lee Jong-yun, chairman of the Chungcheong Citizens Association; and Park Jeong-gyun, chairman of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Citizens Association, as co-chairmen.

The Forum for Special Cases City Development Suwon Citizens, launched in January this year, consists of four subcommittees: △Public Relations Strategy Subcommittee △External Cooperation Subcommittee △Special Cases System Subcommittee △Finance and Economy Subcommittee. A total of 53 members—including citizen representatives, professors, youth representatives, women representatives, business leaders, small business owners, NGOs and civic organizations, researchers, and members of the Suwon City Council—serve as committee members on the four subcommittees.

Setting the goal of “Making Special Cases Cities Live Up to Their Name! Realizing Special Cases Cities That Citizens Can Feel,” the Forum for Special Cases City Development Suwon Citizens operates based on four key strategies: △Elevating current issues △Building consensus △Establishing systems △Securing financial exceptional treatment.

Meanwhile, President Yoon Suk Yeol promised to enact a special support law for special cases cities at a civil livelihood discussion held at Yongin City Hall on March 25, stating, “We will establish a legal framework so that special cases cities can properly establish various urban development plans, including strategic industries.”