Gwacheon Mayor Shin Gyeyong Proposes to Ministry of Interior: Maintain Ministry of Justice at Government Gwacheon Complex and Attract Seoul National University AI Research Facility

Gwacheon City has requested to participate in the Ministry of Interior and Safety's "Mid- to Long-term Utilization Plan Research Project for Government Gwacheon Complex."

Gwacheon City announced that Mayor Shin Gyeyong of Gwacheon delivered the city's official opinion regarding future utilization plans for the Government Gwacheon Complex and idle land in connection with the "Mid- to Long-term Utilization Plan Research Project for Government Gwacheon Complex."

Since the Government Gwacheon Complex is a symbolic facility that has grown alongside Gwacheon over the past 40 years, Gwacheon City's position is that the city should officially participate from the research project stage determining the future utilization direction of the complex, allowing sufficient reflection of local conditions and citizens' opinions.

On the 3rd, Mayor Shin Gyeyong of Gwacheon participated in the "2nd Public Hearing on Relocation of Central Administrative Agencies" held at the annex of Government Seoul Complex under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior and Safety. He requested the establishment of an official channel for opinion gathering so that Gwacheon City could participate in the mid- to long-term utilization research project for the Government Gwacheon Complex.

On that day, an official from the Ministry of Interior and Safety expressed the position that the city's opinion would be reviewed. Accordingly, on the 6th, Gwacheon City officially submitted specific opinions for maintaining the functions of the Government Gwacheon Complex and regional development.

The major opinions submitted by Gwacheon City are ▲Substantive opinion gathering through establishment of an official cooperation body for Gwacheon City related to the mid- to long-term utilization research project for Government Gwacheon Complex ▲Maintenance of the Ministry of Justice at the Government Gwacheon Complex and attraction of Seoul National University's AI research facility ▲Relocation of Gwacheon Police Station and Fire Station to idle land of Government Gwacheon Complex (5-gil, Jung-ang-dong / state-owned land) ▲Strengthening civic plaza functions of idle land in front of Government Gwacheon Complex—four items in total.

Mayor Shin Gyeyong of Gwacheon stated, "The future utilization plan for the Government Gwacheon Complex and idle land is an important matter that determines Gwacheon's future," and added, "I will actively express opinions so that Gwacheon City's views can be substantially reflected in the government's mid- to long-term utilization plan."