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kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
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 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject: Will the 4 Rivers project affect foreigners' views of SK? |
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So, how do you feel about the Four River's project? A great way to improve Korea's water quality and storage capacity and boost foreign tourism numbers, or a wasteful and destructive mega-project that will benefit Korea about as much as the Saemangeum debacle?
Here's the latest. Do you think the project is completely unconnected with the Grand Canal, or is 2MB just sneaking in his pet project under a different name?
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Lee Denies 4 Rivers Project Link to Cross-Korea Canal (Chosun Ilbo, July 24)
President Lee Myung-bak in a radio address on Monday denied growing suspicions that the four-rivers mega project is his abortive plan to build a cross-country canal in a new guise. "The core aim of the Grand Canal Project is to connect the Han and Nakdong rivers," he said. "The government has no plans for such a project and will not pursue such a project during my presidential term."
Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Lee Dong-kwan said Lee had officially scrapped his Grand Canal plans. During the height of the beef protests in June last year, Lee promised to abandon the Grand Canal Project if the public was against it. But controversy over the project continued, with critics wondering if Lee meant he would pursue it if public sentiment grew favorable, or wondering if the four-rivers project, then conceived on a much smaller scale, was a precursor for the Grand Canal.
Lee said Monday, "My belief that the Grand Canal is necessary for the future of the country remains unchanged. Nevertheless, this issue has the potential to become a political point of contention and could end up splitting public opinion."
Lee said the four-rivers project would enable Korea to "secure ample water resources, improve water quality and benefit the ecology and enhance cultural assets," creating value that is worth far more than the massive budget. He expressed hope that there will be no more "misunderstanding" of this project. |
More information at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=7935272621
And since it's only fair to give the government's side of the story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDZuQ9mq7c8 |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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How will the project affect foreigners views of SK???
Are you serious?
No one cares about SK. No one thinks about it. I don't know what the four winds project is. Did I get the name right?
E-2 teachers might have something to say about it, but no one else will. |
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kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Kiwi Duncan is a SNAG into hugging trees, "volunteering", hooking up electric generators to indoor bicycles to power the TV, recycling toe nail clippings etc.
Dude, do what normal people do, get smashed and chase women or men (whatever your fancy). As for Korean rivers. I DON'T CARE! |
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