Gov't: Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Gender Equality to Relocate to Sejong Starting Next Year... Public Institutions Also Moving to Regional Innovation Cities

The government announced its direction for the second round of relocation of central administrative agencies and public institutions today (Sept. 3).

First, central government ministries including the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality will relocate to Sejong City sequentially starting in the first half of next year.

For agencies requiring separate buildings, such as the Public Prosecution Office, the Serious Crime Investigation Office, and the National Police Agency, relocation will be pursued after the construction of new buildings.

The government also announced that regarding some 350 public institutions in the capital area, it will release relocation plans during the fourth quarter of this year under the principle of minimizing retention and begin relocation starting next year.

These public institutions are planned to be "concentrated and deployed" centered around innovation cities, rather than being distributed regionally in a piecemeal manner.

The government has also decided to pursue functional reforms of public institutions.

It plans to reduce 109 institutions, which accounts for about 20% of all public institutions, and integrate similar or overlapping entities.

Accordingly, the five power generation companies will be integrated into one, and the integration of four port corporations will also be pursued.

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