Suwon Mayor Jung Myung-keun: "将积极应对扩大符合特例市地位的权限"

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Suwon Reporter] Hwaseong City Mayor Jung Myung-keun announced "We will make efforts so that it becomes 'a special city befitting a special city'."

On the 22nd, marking 700 days since his inauguration, Mayor Jung held a 'Dialogue with Media' at the city hall conference room attended by approximately 150 journalists, stating "Currently, there are almost no powers affecting citizens' lives, and there is a complete absence of financial exemptions responding to increased administrative demands." He added, "We will actively respond to coordinate with four other special cities and expand administrative and fiscal powers through the enactment of special legislation."

During the 'Dialogue with Media' held in a free discussion format, Mayor Jung responded to questions about establishing general districts, saying "Hwaseong City has an area 1.4 times that of Seoul with distinctive regional characteristics. As the only city among metropolitan cities of one million with no district offices, we will well coordinate residents' opinions and go through a deliberation process in the near future to establish a rational plan, applying for the establishment of four general districts to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security within this year."

Regarding investment attraction, he stated, "As companies contribute 70% of tax revenue, Hwaseong's tax revenue is essentially dependent on enterprises. We will promote the recruitment of excellent companies by hosting a large-scale investment attraction briefing in Seoul in June, and will achieve 20 trillion won in investment attraction during the remaining term of office."

Mayor Jung emphasized, "A 'city good for giving birth to and raising children' is the most competitive city, and I will make Hwaseong such a city. In what can be called a national crisis of ultra-low birth rates, as of 2023, Hwaseong City ranks first nationwide in the number of newborns, but we will not stop at expanding birth support benefits and targets, and will implement more bold and effective birth promotion policies."