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Mayor Park Heong-joon Urges Enactment of the Busan Global Hub City Special Act

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Busan Metropolitan City announced that it held a press conference in front of the National Assembly to call for the swift enactment of the Busan Global Hub City Special Act.

The event was attended by People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk, party leadership members, Mayor Park Heong-joon of Busan Metropolitan City, Jeong Dong-man, Chair of the People Power Party Busan City Party, local constituency National Assembly members, and approximately 30 civic group representatives.

This press conference was organized following the legislative public hearing on March 11, amid a situation where special acts for Jeonbuk and Gangwon had passed the subcommittee of the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee, while the Busan Global Hub City Special Act—expected to be handled together—had not even been introduced to the subcommittee.

Busan Metropolitan City strongly raised concerns over legislative delays and issues of fairness, stating, “It is difficult to understand why only the Busan special act, which went through the same procedures two years ago, has been excluded from discussion.”

Prior to the press conference at 08:30, Mayor Park Heong-joon visited the National Assembly and met with People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk and other party leadership members to formally request the swift processing of the Special Act.

During the meeting, the Mayor discussed the national strategic significance of the Busan Global Hub City Special Act, the necessity of its enactment, and regional concerns stemming from prolonged legislative delays.

At the press conference held at 09:30 in front of the National Assembly, the event began with opening remarks by Mayor Park Heong-joon calling for the enactment of the Special Act, followed by statements of support from People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk, Busan City Party Chair Jeong Dong-man, and representatives of civic groups.

In his opening remarks, the Mayor emphasized that the Busan Global Hub City Special Act is a special law for Busan’s development that can transform the city into a world-class city like Singapore or Dubai, and strongly questioned why the Democratic Party has not passed the Busan development bill even after two years.

In the subsequent remarks, Party Leader Jang Dong-hyuk, Busan City Party Chair Jeong Dong-man, and civic group representatives stated, “This Special Act goes beyond a simple regional issue and is directly linked to South Korea’s future growth strategy,” urging responsible decision-making by the political sphere for its enactment and expressing support for Mayor Park Heong-joon.

Following these statements of support, Mayor Park Heong-joon, with assistance from a civic group representative, proceeded with a head-shaving ceremony to demonstrate his determination to see the Special Act enacted.

After the head-shaving on the steps in front of the main gate of the National Assembly, the Mayor stated, “It is difficult to understand that a bill which has already undergone a National Assembly public hearing has not even been introduced to the subcommittee,” and emphasized, “The Democratic Party must stop discriminating against Busan and should not obstruct the Busan development special act signed by 1.6 million Busan citizens.”

Finally, the Mayor stressed, “The Busan Global Hub City Special Act is not merely a law for Busan but a national development strategy encompassing South Korea’s future growth,” and once again earnestly called for its enactment, urging the National Assembly to promptly introduce the bill to the subcommittee and proceed with deliberation for swift legislation.