Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun: "Unite efforts to enact 'Special Act for Supporting Special-Status Cities'"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Suwon Special-Status City Mayor Lee Jae-jun appealed for the Suwon Citizens Forum for Special-Status City Development to "unite efforts so that the 'Special Act for Supporting Special-Status Cities' can be enacted."

At a symposium held on the 29th at the Ilwol Suepmok Garden Visitor Center by the Suwon Citizens Forum for Special-Status City Development, Mayor Lee said in his remarks, "The President promised to create a special act for supporting special-status cities. I ask all of you to lend your support so that the enactment of this special law proceeds smoothly."

The symposium was conducted with a report on the promotion of enacting the special act for supporting special-status cities, discussions on the organizational composition and operational plans of the Suwon Citizens Forum for Special-Status City Development, and remarks by Mayor Lee Jae-jun.

The Suwon Citizens Forum for Special-Status City Development elected Kwon Hyuk-sung, Dean of the Graduate School of Public Policy at Ajou University, as the representative chair. Co-chairs were appointed including Lim Jong-myeong, Chairman of the Suwon High School Alumni Association; Lee Ho-yong, Chairman of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Residents Association; Kim Sung-ho, Chairman of the Yeongnam Regional Fellow Association; Kim Ju-hyung, Chairman of the Honam Regional Fellow Association Federation; Lee Jong-yun, Chairman of the Chungcheong Residents Association; and Park Jeong-gyun, Chairman of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Residents Association.

The Suwon Citizens Forum for Special-Status City Development, launched in January this year, is composed of four sub-committees: △Public Relations Strategy Sub-committee △External Cooperation Sub-committee △Special-Status System Sub-committee △Finance and Economy Sub-committee. A total of 53 members including civic representatives, professors, youth representatives, women representatives, business leaders, small business owners, NGOs and civic organizations, researchers, and Suwon City Council members serve as committee members in the four sub-committees.

With the goal of "Making special-status cities truly special! Implementing special-status cities that citizens can feel," the Suwon Citizens Forum for Special-Status City Development operates based on four major strategies: △Raising current issues △Expanding consensus △Establishing systems △Securing financial privileges.

Meanwhile, President Yoon Suk Yeol promised to enact the special act for supporting special-status cities at a civil livelihood discussion held at Yongin City Hall on March 25, stating, "I will establish a legal system so that special-status cities properly establish various urban development plans including strategic industries."