The provincial council has convened for a new session during which it will review the work being done by the provincial government. Lee Hee-jung joins me in the studio to discuss the details.

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Administrative audit underway

The 334th provisional session began Tuesday. This is actually the process of an administrative audit. Business and policies executed over the past year will be scrutinised, to check if activities have been executed in an appropriate manner.

The halt in construction of the Berjaya project, following the Supreme Court's ruling
on the controversial Jeju Special Law revisions are amongst the top issues to be looked into.

Another major area is pine wilt prevention, where billions to hundreds of billions of won has been invested with little progress. Administrative conflicts surrounding Jeju city’s Jungang Shopping Mall will also be a key issue to be addressed.

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Kim Myoung-man / Council’s urban environment committee
Focus will be on issues surrounding trash management, the rapid spread of pine wilt, and policies concerning the enhancement of the natural environment.
인터뷰)김명만 제주도의회 환경도시위원장
쓰레기 문제라든지, 현안인 급속도로 다시 번지고 있는 재선충 문제라든지, 자연환경가치를 극대화한다면서 어떤 정책을 펴고 있는지를 집중적으로 (질의)할 계획입니다.

A watchdog for the island's casinos, the US Navy’s plan to build a military port on Jeju Island, the price drop and illegal distribution of sub-par mandarins are all thorny issues expected to garner the most attention at the meetings.

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Agricultural issues to be addressed

As is the case each year, the overproduction of winter vegetables and agricultural crop systems are expected to be topics of interest as well.

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Kim Yong-min, Park Byeong-joon

As in the case of local public enterprises and institutions, as this will be the first audit following the recent change in political leadership. The results of these provincial evaluations are set to be of significant interest.

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Park Won-cheol / Council member
To improve the quality of life for local residents, we will share efforts initiated by the provincial administration with the public in detail, including information regarding enhancements to our policy concerning the overproduction of winter vegetables and agricultural system operations.
인터뷰)박원철 제주도의회 농수축경제위원장
도민의 삶의 질 향상을 위해서 도정이 어떤 노력을 하고 있는지에 대해서
우선 도민 여러분께 상세히 알릴 것이고요, 구체적으로 한가지만 말씀드리면 1차산업과 관련해서 매년 되풀이 되고 있는 월동채소 문제, 농산물 작부체계 개선에 대해서도…

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Lee Hee-jung

The governor’s administration is facing its administrative audit in the second year of its time in office.

With next year's budget proposals coming up, and with a whole raft of contentious issues under scrutiny, there will be no shortage of disputes to be solved.