Kim Dong-yeon to Visit Regional Areas Throughout Gyeonggi Province to Meet with Citizens

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is embarking on a livelihood economy field tour to inspect provincial administrative issues and directly hear the voices of citizens as he visits various regions throughout the province.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 19th that Governor Kim will meet with residents at various sites across cities and counties starting from Pyeongtaek on the 20th through the end of October.

This initiative goes beyond a simple visit, as the Governor plans to visit local commercial areas, industrial sites, and areas related to Gyeonggi Province policies to communicate with citizens and explore ways to revitalize the livelihood economy and establish policy directions.

Governor Kim will travel by special buses prepared for this field tour. The exterior of the buses will be wrapped with the message "We will make changes wherever we go (Go-Go)—Gyeonggi Livelihood Economy Field Tour Bus." The special buses will consist of two vehicles: one for transportation to livelihood economy sites and another for public consultation where citizens can engage in conversation and take a light rest. These will operate throughout the field tour period.

The province will hold a bus sendoff ceremony in front of Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office at 3 p.m. on the 19th to mark the beginning of the full-scale livelihood economy tour.

The first destination of the livelihood economy tour is Pyeongtaek. On the morning of the 20th, Governor Kim will attend the groundbreaking ceremony for TOK Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.'s Pyeongtaek Poseung plant at the BIX industrial complex in Pyeongtaek Poseung. TOK Advanced Materials is the Korean subsidiary of Japan's TOK (Tokyo Ohka Kogyo), the world's largest company in photoresist, a critical semiconductor material. With this groundbreaking of a key semiconductor material production facility, Gyeonggi Province moves one step closer to the 8th Popular Mandate's goal of attracting 100 trillion won in investments.

Following the ceremony, Governor Kim will have lunch at a restaurant frequently visited by employees of companies located at Pyeongtaek Port, then visit Naegi 1-ri Village Community Center, which operates as a heat wave shelter, to hear opinions from vulnerable groups such as elderly residents.

Afterward, Governor Kim will move to Pyeongtaek Port Marine Center to hold a meeting with automobile company executives and parts manufacturers. This will be an opportunity to hear about challenges faced by representatives of companies in the automotive sector, a major industry at Pyeongtaek Port, and discuss follow-up measures resulting from the conclusion of Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations.

After the meeting, Governor Kim will visit Tongbok Market to personally shop and check livelihood prices, while discussing with merchants about revitalizing traditional markets.

Starting from Pyeongtaek, Governor Kim plans to visit major livelihood sites throughout the province, including Namyangju and Yangju, to spend time with citizens.