Article 1. Gyeonggi Governor Meets with High School Student Leaders (0318-3)
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The 9th National High School Student Leaders’ Forum was held on March 16th in the English Village in Paju (파주) City of Gyeonggi Province.
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1) The 9th National High School Student Leaders’ Forum / Paju
Gyeonggi Province Governor, Kim Moon-soo (김문수) was this year’s special lecturer invited to this event organizedKorea’s Student Council.
During the lecture, Governor Kim spoke of youth leadershipshared his thoughts about the attributesqualities required to be a youth leader.

2) LectureGyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“Going to a universityacquiring a degree doessolvethe life’s problems. If you have dreams, you should keep challenging.”
After the lecture, Governor Kim had informal talks with aspiring future leadersdiscussed current issues freely with them.
3) Gang Eun-seon / Icheon Yangjeong Girls’ High School Student Leader
“I was impressedthe enthusiasm shownthe governor to come closer to young studentscommunicate with them. It showed his sense of leadershipresponsibility.”
The organizer of this annual high school leaders’ forum, which consists of panel discussions in a number of categories, has been inviting a society leader each year for a special lecturecommunication with youths.
 
Article 2. Sex Education Bus (0319-)
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An unusual form of sex educationbeing offered in the northern Gyeonggi Province. Itprovided on board a bus that circulates primary schools equipped with audiovisual education aids.
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1) Wabu Primary School / Namyangju City
Young students step on board a bus, oblivious to what they are about to experience. On the bus, they try out a gadget that simulates the feelings of pregnancy- such as fetal movements in the tummy,experience the magic of life first hand, which they couldotherwise learn at school.
2) Kim Eun-suh / 6th Grader, Wabu Promary School
“I learned about childbirthhow one can have a family.”
3) Park Hyun-ju / Wabu Primary School Teacher
“We have limited resources at school for an effective sex education. Thisa wonderful opportunity to provide them with a well-designed program. Children love it, too.”
This mobile sex education bus, named “Tall Tree Bus” with its friendly interior that mimics a forest of giant trees, was introduced last December,‘a youth sex culture center’,has since been circulating around the northern part of the province visiting primary schools.
4) A Variety of Educational Aids
The key to the success of this mobile sex educationthe use of a variety of educational aids that enable children to learn about the birth of life – presented at their eye level.
5) Hong In-seon / Director of Northern Gyeonggi Province Youth Sex Culture Center
“We hope that children will learn about love, caringthe value of life here. We will continue to operate this bus especially for children in isolated regions.”
6) Northern Gyeonggi Province Youth Sex Culture Center / www.congcong.or.kr
The visitthe Tall Tree Bus may also be applied via a web site of the Northern Gyeonggi Province Youth Sex Culture Center.

 
Article 3. Dried Gyeonggi Laver HailedChinese Consumers (0320-3)
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One of the dried laver producers of Gyeonggi Province secured a Chinese business partner,is about to introduce its G-marked products to two hundred retail food outlets in China.
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1) Laver Factory in Hwaseong City
Workers at this factory are busy sortingpackaging the dried laver products. Exports of the company’s goods have increased recently since it acquired a prestigious G-mark, a symbol of excellence certifiedthe Gyeonggi Province Governor for high quality food products.
2) Choi Ghi-jong / Laver Factory Owner
“Our exports virtually doubled each year since we acquired the G-mark. I am hopeful that we can play an important role in launching the high quality Gyeonggi laver to international markets.“
This company recently closed a sales deal for 1.5 million USD with a Chinese importer
3) Reporter Shin Hee-yeon
“This laver has less saltfathas more crispy texture that captured the taste of Chinese consumers.
4) G-mark Promoted Oversease Marketing
Thisproof that the G-mark of Gyeonggi Provincealready recognized widely among Chinese consumers. The Gyeonggi provincial administration has been promoting the quality of its agricultural products in international markets through various endeavors including exhibitionstrade fairs.
5) Kim Jeong-han / President of Gyeonggi Green & Agriculture Foundation
“We will establish more G-mark promotionsales bases in Chinaintensify the promotional activities to advertise the excellencesafety of G-marked products of Gyeonggi Province.”
The Gyeonggi provincial administration also plans to expand the product categories of G-mark certification.
 
Article 4. Air Pollution Signal Lights (0318-1)
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The Gyeonggi HealthEnvironment Research Center developed the ‘air pollution signal light’ that provides information about the safety of local atmospheric conditions, with color-coded lights justtraffic lights.
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1) Air Pollution Signal Light
The air pollution signal light,this one at the entrance to Gwanggyo (광교) mountain in Suwon (수원), displays the level of air pollution in six colors depending on the severity of pollution.
2) Kim Jeong-ok, Suwon Citizen
“It gives us a timely warning with recognizable informationit can easily be part of everyday life. I think ita brilliant idea.”
Developed for the first time in Korea, these signal lights enable travelersresidents to plan their outdoor activities wisely to avoid unnecessary exposure to air pollution.
3) 70 Air Pollution Measurement Points in Gyeonggi Province
These lights provide air pollution signals in real-timeare based on the information receivedseventy measurement points throughout the province.
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Bluegreen lights indicate that itsafe for outdoor activities, yellow light warns physically weak individuals, such as seniorschildren who have heartlung disease, to refrainstaying outdoors. When the red or brown lighton, even healthy adults must stay indoors. This color-based warning tem was conceived primarily to replace the previous numeric indication of pollution measurement values, which can hardly be understood exceptspecialists
4) Lee Soo-moon / Environment Researcher of Gyeonggi Health & Environment Research Center
“These signal lights will be installed in placesoutdoor activitieschildren population are concentrated to maximize their role as health guards.”
The Gyeonggi Provincial administration plans to expand installation of the air pollution signal lights throughout the province.
 
Article 5. Gyeonggi Invited National Assemblymen for Housing Talks (0319-3)
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The real estate sector of the Korean economy has been at a standstill for the past several years. Itmaking significant adverse effects on housing market as well as on provincial administration.
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1) Real Estate Transactions Decreased80%
The number of real estate transactions in Gyeonggi Province ped dramatically from, over twenty-one thousand cases in December last year, to only five thousand in January this year. With forty percent of its revenue comingreal estate transaction-related taxes, the Gyeonggi Provincial Governmentexperiencing a major financial problem that jeopardizes the normal functioning of the administration.
2) Provincial Housing Policy Meeting
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government invited the members of the National Assembly representing the province, to a Provincial Housing Policy Meeting,discussed housing market issues.
3) Baek Jae-hyeon / Democratic United Party Gyeonggi Branch Leader
“The real estate business depression causes the suspension of almostreconstruction, redevelopmentnew town projects, which, in turn, results in serious financial consequences for local administrations.”
The provincial government proposed revision of legislature for the extension of the real estate procurement tax exemption period,the abolition of heavy real estate transfer tax on multiple housing owners,requested the National Assembly for their support.
4) Goh Hee-seon / Saeburi Party Gyeonggi Branch Leader
“Everyone should be involved in resolving the problems facedindividual housing projects- one at a time- to enable the construction work to continue.”
The provincial government also suggested that the scale of housing projects be reduced,the allotted land lots be utilized for other cultural, educational or scientific purposes. Governor Kim emphasized the need for active supportthe National Assembly, in clearing statutory obstacles to realize their proposals.
5) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“The keyin the hands of the National Assembly. Not even the central government can help without statutory basisbeen formulated.”
The Gyeonggi administration anticipates that, as many of its proposals will be adopted as possible. The complex countermeasures of the central government against real estate issues may be the first economic package to be devisedthe new Korean administration.

 
Article 6. A Super 1st-class Hotel Opens at HallyuWorld (0320-2)
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A super first-class hotel, MVL, was completedopened in HallyuWorld (한류월드), a cultural complex in Goyang (고양) exclusively for the Korean wave culture.
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1) Gyeonggi Lacks in Accommodation Facilities for Tourists
While the number of foreign tourists continuously increases in Gyeonggi Province, the accommodation facilities available to them are farbeing sufficient.
2) Yoo So-jeong / Gyeonggi Province Hallyu Planning Team Leader
“Many of the participantsvisitors to neighboring KINTEX Exhibition Complex have been inconvenienceda lack of accommodation,have had to find a room in Seoul or at low-standard lodgings.”
3) Largest Hotel in Gyeonggi Province
With 377 guest rooms including 34 suites, this largest hotel in Gyeonggi Province will be able to accommodate a large portion of HallyuWorld (한류월드) visitors, including an estimated fifty thousand foreign visitors annually. Consisting of 20 floors above groundfour floors underground, it also features world-class conference rooms, banquet rooms, a business centera fitness club. This hotel also contributes to the local economycreating 340 new jobs
4) Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-soo
“With the opening of the MVL Hotel, Korean wave culture will have a momentum for its expansion,I expect that it will have a significant contributing effect on the local economy as well.”
This hotelonly part of the accommodation projects of HallyuWorld (한류월드) which includes a number of hotels with a total of three thousand guestroom within the complex.
 
Article 7. Firefighter Training (0321-1)
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Recent successive outbreaks of large fires, both in urban areasforests, have alerted the Fire Department of Gyeonggi Province. A GNews-Plus reporter visited the Gyeonggi Fire Service Academy, to witness firefighters in action on training at simulated disaster events.
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1) Hazardous Material Disaster Training / Gyeonggi Fire Service Academy (March 21st)
Thisa simulated copper fluoride leakage site. The primary missionto save the lives of people trapped inside. Each firefighter, rigged with nearly 30 kilograms of equipmentprotective gear,assigned with a different missionis ready to take action. Thismock training, butthe equipment available has been brought out for deployment.
2) [INTERVIEW] Lee Chang-yong / FirefighterBucheon Fire Station
“This action trainingmuch more realisticeducational because you learn every details first hand. I am now confident that I can handle chemical accident much more effectively.”
Another group of trainees are focusing intensely on firefighting training. They undergo a training sequence of a variety of special skills, as well as the basics. At theof the day, they will emerge as more experienced firefighters who are better capable of safeguarding the lives of citizens.
3) [INTERVIEW] Kim Yeong-seok / Principal of Gyeonggi Fire Service Academy
“We trainsix thousand firefighters in Gyeonggi Province with a wide range of basic techniquesspecial skills to prepare them for a variety of on-site situations.”
A total of more than twenty thousand individuals pass through this fire academy annually on average.
4) Reporter Choi Ji-hyun
“Realistic trainingthe devotion of firefighterswhat makes our firefighters some of the best firefighters in the world.”