Kang Hoon-sik, “Listen to the public’s concerns and unwaveringly pursue reform and people’s livelihood tasks”
“We will thoroughly supplement the management of missing persons cases… The Central Investigation Agency and the Public Prosecution Service will be launched stably.”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Go Dong-wook, Hwang Yoon-gi, and Choi Joo-seong = Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said on the 13th, "The more severe the public's evaluation, the more clearly we must do what we need to do without hesitation or hesitation, and the faster we must make necessary improvements."
Prime Minister Han said this in his opening remarks at the High-Level Party-Government Council held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, saying, "Government management is always evaluated, and the public's evaluation is always in the present tense."
He said, “It is worthy of the name of a popular sovereignty government to listen to the thoughts of the sovereign and then respond through national administration.”
In addition, he emphasized, "The public's evaluation makes us reflect on where the party, government, and government should stand," and added, "We will carefully listen to the voices of the people and do our best to improve the lives of the people."
In addition, regarding the High-Level Party-Government Council held again three weeks after the 23rd of last month, he said, "The fact that we are sitting face to face again after less than a month has passed means that this is an important turning point for the people's livelihood and state affairs."
It is interpreted that this was in consideration of unfavorable public sentiment, as President Lee Jae-myung's approval rating has recently fallen to its lowest level since he took office.
Specifically, Prime Minister Han said, "Ahead of Chuseok, I will carefully take care of the people's livelihood so that they can spend the holiday without worries," and "I will do my best to ensure that the benefits of the policies we have prepared, such as the largest discount in history, the largest supply, and the largest holiday funding support, go to the people."
At the same time, he promised, "Relevant agencies will make thorough preparations to stably manage the supply and demand of sanitary products and prices, to relieve the burden on small business owners and vulnerable groups, and to ensure that there are no inconveniences in people's lives during the holiday period, including transportation, medical care, and safety."
Regarding the problem of the police disappearance case management system that has recently emerged, he said, "We need to look into whether there are any institutional or structural gaps," and "We will thoroughly supplement them to ensure that no gaps are left."
Regarding the preparations for launching the Serious Crimes Investigation Office and the Public Prosecution Office, he explained, "We will work together to ensure that a new criminal justice system can be launched stably by finding and supplementing any gaps and confusion that may occur in the field in advance."
Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik also said regarding measures to stabilize people's livelihood during Chuseok, "Please make every effort to ensure that the full amount is used as 193 billion won, a significant increase from last year's 90 billion won, will be invested," and "Please strengthen inspection and guidance activities so that citizens who go on domestic tours during the holiday period do not have to worry about exorbitant prices."
Regarding the management of disappearance cases, Director Kang emphasized, "The President recently ordered that disappearance cases be included in the government's life safety management system, like suicide and industrial accidents," and added, "We must come up with a groundbreaking improvement plan and quickly implement it."
He went on to say, “The new criminal justice system must be the foundation for preventing abuse and concentration of authority and providing greater protection to crime victims,” and requested, “Please carefully inspect all matters, including personnel and systems, so that the Central Investigation Agency and the Public Prosecution Office can perform their functions without setbacks from the first day of their launch.”
He added, "We must listen more carefully to the public's concerns and pursue necessary reform tasks without hesitation," and added, "I hope that the party and government will gain public trust as a 'one team' and lead to tangible results."
