``Revised plan for Gadeokdo New Airport: 563 trillion won; let's use the declining birthrate fund'' - South Korea

On the 15th, South Korea's Sejong Institute of Science and Technology (SAIST) announced on the 22nd that it held a seminar on national land remodeling strategies at Sejong University's Taeyang AI Center.
In his keynote speech, the university's honorary president, Choo Myung-gun, said, ``The reason our country was able to rise to the level of the world's G5 is because our parents worked hard to build the country.
``We can become a G2 nation if we carry on this idea and rebuild our infrastructure through defense industry exports, advanced science and technology development, and a national restructuring strategy.''
The Honorary Chairman said, ``Currently, a budget of 15 trillion won (approximately 1.7 trillion yen) is required to construct the airport in Gadokdo Island, but if this was slightly revised, it would actually increase to 563 trillion won (approximately 6.3 trillion yen).
460 billion yen in revenue.'' He added, ``If we change the east-west runway to a north-south direction and connect it with a seawall from Gadeok Island to Dadaepo, Gangseo District south
Approximately 26 million tsubo of reclaimed land will be created on the side, and if this is sold, 237 trillion won (approximately 26.73 trillion yen) will be raised."
The honorary chairman said, ``Due to land reclamation, the area from the mouth of the Nakdong River to Mungyeong
If we dredge an average of 20 meters over a distance of 337 kilometers, approximately 39.3 billion cubic meters of dredged soil will be produced.''If we sell this aggregate, it will be worth approximately 326 trillion won (approximately 36.77 trillion yen).
Now that financial resources have been secured, the sandy soil can be used as landfill soil." He continued, ``Just as France solved its population problem with government support, if we create this financial resource with childcare funds,
``South Korea can dramatically increase its birth rate,'' he predicted, ``Busan will become a world-class megacity and become the best international airport in Northeast Asia.''