Lee to Land Minister: "The Nation's Fate Is at Stake... Make Every Effort to Ensure Swift Supply"

[Financial News] President Lee Jae Myung on the 29th ordered Hong Ji-sun, minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), to devise bold and swift measures to supply housing, saying, "The nation's fate is at stake." He also urged Hong to take an active role in securing sites for housing supply and resolving staffing shortages at the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and MOLIT. Lee told the ministers of related ministries to "be prepared to do whatever it takes to accelerate supply."
Kang Yoo-jung, chief spokesperson for Cheong Wa Dae, said in a written briefing that Lee issued these instructions during the closed-door session of the 42nd State Council of South Korea meeting.
Lee told newly appointed Minister Hong Ji-sun, "MOLIT's role is extremely important," and called on him to "make every effort to ensure swift housing supply." In particular, he ordered the government to provide the public with a detailed explanation of the recent increase in housing construction starts and move-in units in the capital region, while making every effort to secure sites for housing supply. The aim was to develop bold supply measures while also actively addressing the staffing shortages at LH and MOLIT, which will be responsible for implementing them.
Lee also emphasized how policy achievements should be presented to the public. He said publicizing the results is as important as producing them and called for communications that people can genuinely feel.
Kang said Lee stressed that the government must communicate to the public its achievements in saving lives, citing reductions in deaths from industrial accidents and suicides, as well as deaths caused by safety incidents and disasters such as landslides, storm and flood damage, heat waves, and water-related accidents.
Regarding preparations for the parliamentary audit, Lee urged the government to respond to false attacks and excessive exaggeration while accepting criticism from the National Assembly and correcting or improving what is wrong. He said criticism itself is extremely valuable and that the government should be grateful for the National Assembly's scrutiny.
Lee also reiterated the importance of police reform. He said it was important to build professional investigative capabilities through education while securing public trust in the police as a whole. He called for firm disciplinary measures as police authority expands and urged officers to approach police reform with a strong sense of commitment, saying that responsibility must increase in proportion to their status.
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