Minister Kim Yoon-deok emphasized, "To manage the housing market stably, it is important to supply quality dwellings sufficiently."
On the 31st, Minister Kim said at his inauguration ceremony held at the Government Sejong Center, "Recently, the real estate market is showing a temporary stability due to the June 27 loan regulations, but uncertainty still remains."
Minister Kim said, "We must establish a supply system that the people can trust through the development of unused urban land, the revitalization of outdated public facilities, accelerating the pace of the third new towns, and the activation of maintenance projects considering public interests," and added, "We need to enhance the quality of public rentals and carefully design housing types and support methods that fit the needs of various groups such as youth, newlyweds, and the elderly."
Minister Kim forecasted structural reform of the Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) to expand public housing. He said, "LH must expand its public role in ensuring housing stability for the working class through fundamental structural reform," adding, "We need to restore the housing ladder so that anyone can start from a dwelling that suits their circumstances and move to a better residence." He further stated, "We need to enhance the quality of public rentals and carefully design housing types and support methods that fit the needs of various groups such as youth, newlyweds, and the elderly."
Particularly, Minister Kim emphasized, "Balanced national development is not an option but a matter of national survival," stating he would focus on cultivating a five-pole and three-special economic and living zone where the metropolitan area and the provinces can coexist. The five-pole and three-special refers to an administrative system for alleviating concentration in the metropolitan area and achieving regional balance development, consisting of five major mega-regional areas: the metropolitan area, the southeast region, the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, the central region, and the Honam region, along with three special autonomous regions: Jeollabuk-do, Jeju, and Gangwon.
Minister Kim stated, "We need to create regional growth hubs where corporations and talents gather and expand the wide-area transportation network that organically connects regions," and noted, "The existing decision-making method for SOC (social overhead capital) projects, centered on economic efficiency, also needs to be reevaluated from the perspective of balanced development."
The swift progress of the second transfer of public institutions is also a point emphasized by Minister Kim. He noted, "The second transfer of public institutions, which will be a catalyst for regional development, should proceed as quickly as possible as the timing is already late," and added, "Now, housing policy must also be viewed with consideration for regional balanced development. The solution to the polarization problem, where the provinces face deepening economic recession and unsold units while house prices in Seoul and the metropolitan area rise excessively, must be sought through balanced development."
Regarding safety management, he stated, "Safety is key in prevention. We must carefully check even small risks and, if necessary, boldly redesign the entire safety system," adding, "We also need to organize related personnel, organizations, and systems to prepare for new types of accidents such as disasters caused by climate change and sinkholes."
He also noted, "We must create an environment where field workers in delivery, transportation, and construction can work with peace of mind," emphasizing, "We need to strengthen the institutional safety net so that they are not exposed to safety accidents or forced into overwork and can receive fair treatment."
Minister Kim emphasized to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport employees, "To realize the 'society where everyone lives well' and 'real growth' that the Lee Jae-myung administration aspires to, it is crucial to execute policies from the closest places to the people's daily lives."
He further urged, "The success of policies is determined not in conference rooms but in the field," stressing that policies should not only work in offices but must align with the people's standards and be felt by the citizens."