Greetings, everyone, and thank you for joining us for this week’s edition of GTV.
I’m Don Valiant and this is the news from Gyeonggi Province this week.

Article 1. Property Rights of Gyeonggi Apartment Owners Protected (0927-1)
[Anchor’s Headline] Gyeonggi Province was recently made aware of discrepancies in building registers for a large number of apartments. The provincial government took immediate corrective actions so as to protect the property rights of the owners of the apartments concerned.

▶ Apartment Complex, Bucheon City
An apartment owner in this complex in Bucheon (부천) City was perplexed when he found his apartment was located on the opposite side of the staircase in the building register. He has been living in somebody else’s home for 23 years without anyone knowing. The situation was the same for all 80 apartments in that building.
▶ GTV Reporter Choi Chang-sun
“According to the building register, this apartment is numbered 1 instead of 4. This mistake was made by the constructor who inadvertently attached all the apartment signs on opposite sides.”

▶ Park Deok-hui / Resident Representative
“When we bought our apartments, we checked the register details including apartment drawings, of course. However, purchasers, tenants and even realtors usually overlook the building designs…”
Since property rights are based on locations in registered building designs, home owners may lose their property when it becomes the subject of a lawsuit.
▶ Discrepancy of Apartment Location Found in 3,188 Apartments in Gyeonggi Province
In response to a pre-consulting audit request by Bucheon (부천) City regarding this matter, Gyeonggi Province conducted a province-wide investigation and found similar discrepancies in the registers for 3,188 apartments.
▶ Ministry Decision Made in Favor of Actual Occupants
Gyeonggi Province began negotiating with the related Korean ministry and eventually obtained a ministry decision in favor of the actual occupants.
▶ Byeon Yong-hyun / Director, Gyeonggi Province General Audit Division
“The ministry decision covers the apartment numbering discrepancy in building registers as well as resident registers.”
The property rights of the owners of those apartments with addresses incorrectly listed in building registers can now be protected through design register amendments upon application by the home owners to local registry offices.

Article 2. Gyeonggi’s Design Clinic for Public Facility Manufacturers (160927-2)
[Anchor’s Headline] Gyeonggi Province is operating a design clinic for public facility manufacturers who failed to obtain provincial design certification. Design certification is granted for public facility items such as streetlights and benches that exhibit excellence in design.

▶ Bollard Manufacture. Gimpo City
This bollard manufacturer produces quality products, but failed in a recent design certification application.
▶ Design Certification Essential for Public Facility Suppliers
Such a failure could have devastating effects on a smaller enterprise. However, Gyeonggi Province’s Design Doctors help such enterprises regain their product power.
▶ Gwon Jeong-hun / Manager, Big Picture Ltd. Co.
“We thought our designs were satisfactory. However, we now know why our designs failed and how to improve them thanks to Gyeonggi Province’s design consultation support.”

▶ Design Doctor Provided 1:1 Consulting Services
Design Doctors are design specialists from academia and the design industry. These specialists provide one-on-one consulting services to public facility manufacturers who failed in design certification applications.
▶ Lee Hyun-seong / Design Doctor
“The most common problem is meaningless ornamental elements, the second is ignorance of production costs, and the third is structural and functional defects, and so on. We help modify designs to resolve such problems.”

▶ Public Facility Design Certification System
Public facility design certification is being pursued by many small and medium-sized enterprises. Those enterprises that produce quality public facility products with excellent designs are granted design certification and the use of the provincial mark and are recommended to provincial organizations.
▶ Most Manufacturing SMEs Have Weaknesses in Design
The design clinic was conceived based on the realization that most SMEs are manufacture-oriented and have weaknesses in design.
▶ Kim Seung-gi / Gyeonggi Province Public Design Team Official
“Most applicants are manufacture-oriented. We introduced the design support program to help these enterprises improve their designs…”
Fifty percent of the enterprises that received design clinic services have subsequently succeeded in obtaining design certification. In December, Gyeonggi Province will hold an event to exhibit those items with which the clinic has helped in design improvement.

Article 3. Gyeonggi Tops World Drinking Water Analysis Standards (160927-3)
[Anchor’s Headline] Among more than 600 members of the world analytical laboratory community, the Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health & Environment topped the list in terms of proficiency testing in the water analysis field as determined by the ERA, an internationally recognized analytical proficiency assessment and certified reference material supply organization.

▶ Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health & Environment Tops PT in Water Analysis
The ERA’s proficiency testing, or PT, is an assessment of the skill level of an analytical laboratory.
▶ 600 Institutes of the World Receive PT Annually
PT in drinking water analysis is conducted annually with more than 600 participants worldwide. This year, Gyeonggi Province, with its excellent water quality control expertise, scored highest in this international testing.
▶ Tap Water, Groundwater and Other Drinking Water Tested
Proficiency testing was performed using all types of drinking water including tap water and groundwater collected during a one-month period this past summer. Assessments were made on twelve items according to three rating levels: Satisfactory, Warning and Unsatisfactory.
▶ ‘Satisfactory’ for all 12 Categories
The performance of the Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health & Environment was rated ‘Satisfactory’ in all twelve items including heavy metals, ionic substances, and volatile substances.
▶ Cho Deok-hui / Research Official, Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health & Environment
“We have state-of-the-art analysis systems that can perform 58 regular tests and detect a hundred millionth of more than twenty monitored items. With these systems, we will protect the health of residents as well as our environment.”
This institute has also been performing regular inspections and calibrations so as to maintain its systems in perfect working order.
This global recognition of the Gyeonggi institute that proved the proficiency of its analysis capabilities will enhance public confidence in water quality.

Article 4. Job Consultation Cafés Open in Gyeonggi Province (160928-1)
[Anchor’s Headline] In Gyeonggi Province, a number of interesting cafés have opened. These cafés double as job centers while also operating as normal coffee shops. In these cafés, known as ‘job cafés’, patrons can sit with job consultants to discuss job applications in a comfortable setting free of charge.
▶ Café Real II, Suwon City
One of these cafés is located in Suwon (수원) City.
▶ Job Café
This café is similar to other cafés. However, its young patrons can have free job consultations and coaching services while also enjoying a beverage. Having such high-demand services in a comfortable atmosphere is making these cafés popular among youths.
▶ Jeong Tak-jun / Job Searcher
“It is very convenient to have a job consultation while comfortably drinking a coffee. Much more so than getting information about job fairs, scheduling my time, and traveling to go there.”

▶ Cafés Also Benefit from Job Consultation Services
Upon agreement with Gyeonggi Province, job cafés operate normally while providing space for employment support services. The coffee shops also benefit from this program since it helps increase their sales.
▶ Han Geum-ju / Café Real II Owner
“I am well aware of the seriousness of youth employment problems. I hope many patrons use the consultation services here and can find employment.”

▶ Job Cafés Come Closer to Youths
The job café was conceived by Gyeonggi Province as a means to conveniently operate employment support services closer to youths and career-resuming women at places they frequent.
▶ Heo Seung-beom / Director, Gyeonggi Province Employment Policy Division
“There have been difficulties connecting employment policies with youths and women. That is why we devised job cafés so as to bring the services to community spaces.”

▶ Consulting on Tue, Thu, & Fri from 2pm to 6pm; Job Lectures on Fri
Job consulting services are provided between 2pm and 6pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday every week. There are job lectures and mock interviews every alternate Friday. Gyeonggi Province plans to expand the job café program after three months of trial operation.

Article 5. Peace-pursuing Art Exhibition Opens Near DMZ (160928-2)
[Anchor’s Headline] A peace-pursuing art exhibition opened at a former US military base near Gyeonggi Province’s border with North Korea. Our reporter was there.

▶ ‘Taut Lines’
The lines that span 280 meters between barrier fences symbolize the tension in the area.
▶ ‘The Traces of Steels’
Red and blue structures remind viewers of the South-North conflicts that once existed. Viewers are led by lines that pass through sections of Camp Greaves, a former US military base that was returned to Korea.
▶ Jeong Yeol / Artist
“This artwork depicts connections with lines. Connections between individuals, between the North and the South that consist of individuals, and the connections between us and the DMZ and even the spaces of nature.”
The venue of this exhibition, which features five artists, is being staged close to the border with North Korea for realism. This location was utilized by the US military for 51 years before being returned to the Korean government in 2007.
Gyeonggi Province plans to develop this area as a peace-pursuing cultural center.
▶ Yu Choong-ho / Chief Official, Gyeonggi Province DMZ Preservation Team
“We developed the Camp Greaves Cultural Restoration Project so as to preserve the historical and ecological value of the DMZ and to create a space for the pursuit of peace and art.”

▶ ‘From Silence to Communication’ Exhibition (September 27 to October 31)
This exhibition is the first of the cultural restoration projects for this venue, and was aptly titled ‘From Silence to Communication’. The exhibition focuses on the peace that existed here before the war and national division that one may superficially associate with this //”
▶ Reservations: heeyun@gto.or.kr
Reservations: Camp Greaves Homepage (http://dmzcamp131.or.kr) or Tel (031-952-0466)
The ‘From Silence to Communication’ exhibition is open daily from 9am to 6pm until October 31. Admission is provided on a reservation basis via email only.
For more information, please visit the Camp Greaves homepage or call the number provided.

Article 6. Bicycle Trails in Gyeonggi Province (160928-3)
[Anchor’s Headline] These days, the skies are high, the wind is gentle, and the fields are dotted with beautiful autumn flowers. It is a perfect season for riding a bicycle. There are a number of beautiful bicycle trails in Gyeonggi Province.

▶ South Han River Bicycle Trail
The South Han River bicycle trail runs along the northern shores of the Paldang (팔당) Reservoir. When it passes Paldang Bridge, the hectic noise of traffic suddenly disappears and quiet nature opens up.
[CG] The South Han River bicycle trail runs along the shore of the junction between the North Han River and the South Han River.
▶ Kim Wan-cheol / Cyclist from Seongnam City
“Bicycle road conditions are excellent and the trail is beautiful with ample river and mountain views.”
[CG] The trail that runs from the Han River in Guri (구리) City along the estuary to the north offers perfect autumn scenery with blooming cosmos on both sides.
▶ [PiP] Cha Hwa-ja / Cycler from FGuri City
“The cool breeze from the Han River and beautiful cosmos flowers create a perfect autumn atmosphere. I am enjoying every minute and I am so happy.”

▶ Scenic Bicycle Trails in Gyeonggi Province
Suwon City: Wangsong Lake Park – Gosaek Bridge
Yangpyeong County: North Han River Rail Bridge – Ipobo
Paju City: Bangujeong – Hwaseokjeong
There are also other scenic bicycle trails in Suwon City and Yangpyeong County of Gyeonggi Province that attract many cyclists.
▶ GTV Reporter Han Seon-ji
“Pedaling though the wind on scenic trails surrounded by the beauty of nature may be the pastime this autumn. Gyeonggi GTV Han Seong-ji.”

Article 7. Gyeonggi Province’s Pre-consulting Audit System Proves Effective (160929-1)
[Anchor’s Headline] Two years ago, Gyeonggi Province introduced a pre-consulting audit system that revolutionized audit practices. Addressing issues proactively instead of reactively, this innovative system has contributed greatly to investment inducement and job creation.

▶ Development Enterprise, Seongnam City
A development enterprise that was constructing a large distribution complex in Gwangju (광주) City faced a problem with building heights. The problem stemmed from a restriction on buildings located in the vicinity of cultural assets.
There had been a major difference between Gyeonggi Province and this enterprise in the interpretation of the regulation. However, the pre-consulting audit ruled in favor of the enterprise. The development project can now proceed, enabling the creation of 13,000 jobs.
▶ Kang Seong-mun / Development Enterprise Vice President
“We were able to proceed with the project thanks to clarification by Gyeonggi Province. I think that Gyeonggi Province’s pre-consulting audit system is an excellent regulatory reformation tool.”

▶ Bucheon Ojeong Industrial Complex
A leasing problem regarding land lots in an industrial complex was also resolved by a pre-consulting audit. Such a resolution paved the way to the inducement of investments amounting to KRW 90 billion.
▶ Park Gwang-yong / Industrial Complex Cooperative Vice President
“Businesspersons have limited knowledge about legal matters. If they are informed of the existence of the pre-consulting audit system of Gyeonggi Province, there will be huge positive effects.”

▶ Investment Inducement of KRW 2 Trillion and Creation of 20,475 New Jobs
Since its introduction in April of 2014, Gyeonggi Province’s pre-consulting audit team has resolved 421 cases, enabling the creation of more than 20,000 new jobs and investments totaling KRW 2 trillion.
▶ Byun Yong-hyun / Gyeonggi Province General Audit Division
“Our goal is to have the pre-consulting audit system on a firm foundation and improve its performance while keeping the applicants well informed of progress via text messages or…”
The pre-consulting audit system is regarded by other Korean autonomous bodies as a proactive administrative methodology that eliminates problems before they arise.

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