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Daegu-Gyeongbuk leaders agree to push integration law, 2028 special city
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The mayor of Daegu, the Gyeongbuk governor and the two council chairmen met on Oct. 6 at the Daegu City Hall San-gyeok building and agreed to press for a Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration special law within this year and to launch an integrated special city in 2028. They also agreed to jointly back the Daegu-Gyeongbuk integrated airport, cooperate on attracting second-phase public institutions, expand cooperation in the economy, transport, tourism and medical care, and object to the government’s future response fund drawing on resources meant for local grant taxes.
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The mayor of Daegu, Choo Kyung-ho, Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo, Daegu city council chairman Lim In-hwan and Gyeongbuk provincial council chairman Kim Hee-soo met on the afternoon of Oct. 6 at the Daegu City Hall San-gyeok building, where they agreed to respond jointly on administrative integration, the Daegu-Gyeongbuk integrated airport, second-phase public institution relocation, cross-regional living and economic zone cooperation, and local finance. Yonhap said the meeting was arranged to coordinate on those shared issues. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
Their central target is to enact the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration special law within this year and launch an integrated special city in 2028. To that end they plan a joint meeting of National Assembly members from both regions in November, a strengthened Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration task force, and a joint development strategy covering northern Gyeongbuk. Kyunghyang Shinmun reported that the four signed a “joint statement for co-prosperity and cooperation between Daegu and Gyeongbuk.” [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
On the integrated airport, the participants agreed it is a core project for the region’s growth and for national balanced development, and said they would mobilise the region’s capacity and pursue revisions to relevant laws and talks with the government to secure national support. On second-phase public institution relocation, they agreed to maintain close coordination, target institutions matching the region’s industrial base and development strategy, and call on the government to select the relocation site fairly and objectively. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
The two sides also agreed to expand cooperation in four areas. In the economy, they will draw up a “5-pole 3-special Daegu-Gyeongbuk growth engine plan” by the end of the year and set up a joint task force for a humanoid robot national high-tech strategic industry special complex. In transport, they will build a Daegu-Gyeongbuk metropolitan transport network including the Daegu-Gyeongbuk regional railway. In tourism, they will form a Daegu-Gyeongbuk tourism council and jointly develop content and marketing, tied to the culture ministry’s local-airport tourism programme. In medical care, they will set up governance for joint essential care and link medical resources to ease gaps in serious and emergency treatment. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
On finances, Kyunghyang Shinmun and Asia Economy reported the two sides opposed the government’s future response fund using resources that should be allocated as local grant taxes, arguing this conflicts with the stated direction of locally led growth. They plan to work with regional lawmakers and other local governments during November National Assembly deliberations on bills and the budget to keep the current grant tax distribution standard, and to increase their own revenue sources such as local grant taxes and local consumption tax. Yonhap framed the point as joint action to ensure grant tax funds are distributed under current standards, without describing opposition. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Choo said the four-party meeting formalised the will of the two governments and their councils to set concrete action plans and respond together, and that major tasks would be pushed quickly to produce results residents can feel. Lee said the way for Daegu and Gyeongbuk to become the centre of South Korea again lies in administrative integration and the integrated airport. Asia Economy reported Lee saying the integration bill is pending in the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee and must pass within the year, even by staging a protest, and that the airport delay has left 25 million pyeong tied up by land restrictions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
Council chairman Lim said Daegu and Gyeongbuk were originally one and should now formally become one, and called for discussion and communication. Council chairman Kim said local autonomy stands under threat and that their situation is too urgent to retreat further. [ 3 ]
Почему это важно
The four-party accord commits two local governments and their councils to a single track on administrative integration, the integrated airport and public institution relocation, with a November push in the National Assembly on the special law and the budget. Whether the plan advances depends on legislation, funding rules and government decisions in Seoul rather than on the two regions alone.
Ключевые факты
- Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho, Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo, Daegu city council chairman Lim In-hwan and Gyeongbuk provincial council chairman Kim Hee-soo held a four-party meeting on the afternoon of Oct. 6 at the Daegu City Hall San-gyeok building. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- They agreed to concentrate efforts on enacting the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration special law within this year and launching an integrated special city in 2028. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- A joint meeting of Daegu and Gyeongbuk National Assembly members is to be held in November, with the administrative integration task force strengthened and a joint development strategy covering northern Gyeongbuk drawn up. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- The Daegu-Gyeongbuk integrated airport was described as a core project for regional growth and national balanced development, with joint efforts to revise related laws and negotiate with the government. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- The two sides agreed to cooperate on attracting second-phase public institutions and to urge the government to select relocation sites fairly and objectively. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- Cooperation is to be expanded in four areas — economy, transport, tourism and medical care — with a “5-pole 3-special Daegu-Gyeongbuk growth engine plan” due by the end of the year and a joint task force for a humanoid robot national high-tech strategic industry special complex. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun and Asia Economy reported the two sides opposed the government’s future response fund using resources that should go to local grant taxes, and planned joint action with regional lawmakers and other local governments at the National Assembly in November. [ 2 , 3 ]
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- Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho, Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo, Daegu city council chairman Lim In-hwan and Gyeongbuk provincial council chairman Kim Hee-soo held a four-party meeting on the afternoon of Oct. 6 at the Daegu City Hall San-gyeok building. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- The four agreed to work toward enacting the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration special law within this year and launching an integrated special city in 2028. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- They agreed to hold a joint meeting of Daegu and Gyeongbuk National Assembly members in November. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- They agreed to jointly support the Daegu-Gyeongbuk integrated airport, calling it a core project for regional growth and national balanced development, and to seek related law revisions and government consultations. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 ]
- They agreed to cooperate on attracting second-phase public institutions and to call on the government to select the relocation site fairly and objectively. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- They agreed to expand cooperation in the economy, transport, tourism and medical sectors. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- They will draw up a “5-pole 3-special Daegu-Gyeongbuk growth engine plan” by the end of the year and form a joint task force to create a humanoid robot national high-tech strategic industry special complex. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun and Asia Economy reported the two sides stated opposition to the government’s future response fund using resources that belong to local grant taxes. [ 2 , 3 ]
Пока неясно
- Whether the integration special law will pass the National Assembly this year. Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheol-woo was quoted by Asia Economy saying the bill is pending in the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee and must pass within the year, even by staging a protest; no passage schedule or vote is given.
- What the 2028 integrated special city will look like — its boundaries, powers or governing structure. The documents state only the 2028 launch target and give no details of the city’s structure.
- Whether a written joint agreement was signed. Only Kyunghyang Shinmun reported the signing of a “joint statement for co-prosperity and cooperation between Daegu and Gyeongbuk”; the other documents describe agreements without mentioning a signed text.
- How the two sides framed their position on the government’s future response fund. Kyunghyang Shinmun and Asia Economy reported outright opposition to the fund using local grant tax resources, while Yonhap said the two sides would work to ensure grant tax funds are distributed under current standards without describing it as opposition.
- The scale or timing of the second-phase public institution relocations. The documents say only that the two regions will jointly seek to attract institutions and call for a fair selection process; no institution names or dates are given.
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- The four-party meeting between the Daegu mayor, the Gyeongbuk governor and the two council chairmen begins at the Daegu City Hall San-gyeok building. [ 3 ]
- Yonhap publishes its report on the four-party meeting and the agreement to target the 2028 integrated special city. [ 1 ]
- Kyunghyang Shinmun reports the meeting, the signed joint statement and the sector-by-sector agreements. [ 2 ]
- Asia Economy reports further detail from the meeting, including Governor Lee’s remarks on the pending integration bill and land restrictions. [ 3 ]
- Yonhap publishes a comprehensive report on the agreement. [ 4 ]
- Chosun Ilbo reports the agreement, citing the two city and provincial governments. [ 5 ]
- Seoul Economic Daily reports the agreement, citing Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province. [ 6 ]