Kim Moon-soo Announces Comprehensive Development Plan for Northern Gyeonggi Province
At a press conference at the Gyeonggi Province Government Complex 2 in Uijeongbu on the same day, candidate Kim presented transportation measures including GTX connecting northern Gyeonggi, Seoul, and the capital region, as well as the Second Outer Ring Road and expansion of the LCD cluster.
He stated, "The core issue in northern Gyeonggi is transportation," and pledged, "Even if it takes time, we will complete the GTX by 2016 to reach all areas within one hour, and we will ensure it connects to Yangju, Dongducheon, and Paju."
He also announced plans to construct the Second Outer Ring Road and the Northern Gyeonggi Logistics Base, and to create an LCD cluster to further expand the LCD business.
He also unveiled a plan to invest a total of 6 trillion won by 2020 in U.S. Forces Korea return/transfer areas and military facility relocation areas to develop them into premium eco-friendly cities combining industry and production infrastructure, universities, educational research facilities, and sports resort complexes.
Along with this, he pledged to secure national support in the textile and furniture sectors, and to place the second branch of the Small and Medium Business Center located in Suwon in the northern region to promote one-stop service for northern specialized services including furniture, textiles, and LCD.
Additionally, he stated that he would continue efforts to attract universities such as Ewha Womans University, Konkuk University, and Sogang University.
On the same day, candidate Kim also announced detailed policy pledges together with mayoral candidates of each region at Uijeongbu City Hall and Yangju City Hall.
For Uijeongbu, agreements were reached to actively pursue ▲early opening of the GTX Uijeongbu line ▲opening of Howon IC ▲extension of Metro Line 7 as a metropolitan railroad project ▲expansion of National Route 39 Songchugil.
For Yangju, pledges included expansion of National Route 39 and Line 7 extension, as well as establishment of new metropolitan bus routes between Yangju and Seoul and construction of the Comprehensive Textile Support Center (G-Textopia).
For Dongducheon, pledges included ▲development of areas around U.S. Forces Korea transfer zones ▲construction of alternative bypass road projects on National Route (between Sangpae and Cheongsan) ▲expansion project of roads between Gwangam-Pocheon Masan. For Namyangju, detailed pledges included GTX line extension to Namyangju, development of Jingeon and Jigeum districts, and support for construction of the "Children's Vision Center."
For Guri City, pledges included early start of construction on Byeolnae Line 8, establishment of a 3D video industry complex, and implementation of the Guri New Town project as a pilot project for the public management system.
Meanwhile, when asked about his intention to run for president at the policy agreement ceremony held at Uijeongbu City Hall on the same day, candidate Kim replied, "I will do my best until the end of my term, and when I decided to run for provincial governor, I made a thoughtful and deliberate decision."
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