Oh Se-hoon, the Seoul mayor, on the 6th criticized the government's plan to supply 10,000 dwellings in the Yongsan International Business District, saying, "Given Yongsan's strategic standing, an excessive expansion of supply could be a choice that loses the future."
That afternoon at the National Assembly, Oh said this while attending a forum titled "Debate to address the controversy over supplying 10,000 dwellings and seek the right solution – Yongsan International Business District: global hub or giant bedroom town."
Oh said, "The Yongsan International Business District is a core strategic space for attracting global companies and creating future jobs, and the direction of building a 'global business hub' is a clear principle established after years of discussion and review." He added, "The scale of dwellings supply already agreed with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is 6,000 units, and the Seoul city government has reviewed up to a maximum of 8,000 units as a reasonable upper limit on the premise of resolving school issues," and said, "If 10,000 units are pushed through without alternatives, establishing new schools and administrative procedures will take at least two more years, and the quality of housing will fall sharply due to supply centered on small 20-pyeong units and a 40% decrease in green space per person."
Oh said, "A housing policy that gives up quality in exchange for increasing quantity ultimately robs citizens of their quality of life and undermines the competitiveness that Seoul has built."