Governor Kim Dong-yeon Directs Natural Disaster Response and Livelihood Recovery Measures from U.S.

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gab-dong] Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province, who is currently visiting the U.S. and Canada for an 11-night, 13-day schedule to expand economic territory and strengthen international exchange and cooperation, has issued directives for comprehensive natural disaster response and livelihood recovery measures.

On the 15th in the early morning (Arizona local time on the 14th), Governor Kim held a video conference with Executive Vice Governor Oh Byung-kwon, Administrative Vice Governor Oh Hoo-seok, Economic Vice Governor Kim Hyun-gon, and Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Management Chief Cho Seon-ho, who are in Korea.

First, Governor Kim received reports on major disaster situations including spring forest fire prevention measures (February 1 to May 15) and summer flood and storm damage countermeasures (May 15 to October 15), and stated, "It is fortunate that there has been no major damage during the forest fire prevention period. During the flood and storm damage countermeasures period, please carefully manage vulnerable areas such as underground passages and riverside areas to ensure that residents do not suffer damage."

Governor Kim then discussed the current economic situation and said, "Even under the economic conditions of high inflation, high interest rates, and low growth, I hope that each vice governor will carefully promote livelihood recovery projects by sector that residents can feel in their daily lives."

Meanwhile, during his business trip to the U.S. and Canada, Governor Kim Dong-yeon visited American Nvidia and Silicon Valley unicorn companies to expand economic territory, and met with Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington State, and Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Canada, with which Gyeonggi has a sister-state relationship, to strengthen international exchange and cooperation. Governor Kim will return home on the 18th after completing the remainder of his schedule.