President Lee: "Temporary Relocation of Gwangju Military Airport Functions to Another Base by Mid-2028"

President Lee Jae-myung emphasized the swift implementation of three major mega-projects today (August 10), stating, "We are in a situation where we must wage a blitzkrieg, going beyond a mere speed battle."

Presiding over the second public-private joint inspection meeting on mega-projects at the Presidential Office today, President Lee requested, "We must simultaneously pursue related procedures to drastically reduce the time required and continuously improve regulations."

He added, "At the current stage, sites and infrastructure are more important than anything else. The Honam, Yeongnam, and Chungcheong regions are serving as the center, and among them, I hope the Honam Semiconductor Cluster will be executed as rapidly as Kumamoto in Japan."

Regarding the site of the Gwangju Military Airport designated for the Honam Semiconductor Cluster, he instructed, "The Ministry of National Defense should temporarily relocate the functions of the Gwangju base to another military airport by mid-2028 so that the Gwangju Military Airport site can be utilized early on as a semiconductor industrial complex."

In addition, he ordered, "Please do your utmost to ensure that the industrial complex near the military airport can break ground early, even before the temporary relocation. Prepare power and water supply plans without a hitch, and communicate closely with the National Assembly to accelerate the enactment and revision of related laws."

President Lee also emphasized, "We must accelerate government innovation so that we can make extraordinary judgments and move extraordinarily in response to emergency situations. Beyond a government that leads innovation, the government itself must become a model of innovation."

He reiterated that we are at the threshold of the beginning of South Korea's golden age, urging officials to give their all while considering the upcoming year as a golden time.

He also ordered the preemptive establishment of measures to prevent polarization during the implementation process of the mega-projects.

President Lee explained, "The ultimate goal of the mega-projects is to expand the axis of growth across the entire national territory and reorganize the map of super-gap industries centered around regions. The achievements fostered by the capabilities of the entire community must not be concentrated solely on specific companies or regions."

He further noted, "The scope of national investment and support should not be limited to the companies or industries targeted by the three major mega-projects. We need a strategy for a massive industrial leap forward that includes plans to support the entire industrial ecosystem, such as materials, parts, and equipment, and connects the development of physical artificial intelligence to strengthening capabilities for the AI transformation of manufacturing."

Addressing business leaders in attendance, including Samsung Electronics President Kim Yong-kwan and SK Future Growth Officer President Jung Seung-il, he also asked them to pay special attention to win-win activities.
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