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A geographic survey of the site for the new U.S. Forces Korea headquarters in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province started on Monday, some three months later than planned, despite continuing protests from anti-American activists and locals.
A team of surveyors from the Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation measured the boundaries of the site and set up markers at 50-100 m intervals. The survey will continue until the end of the month, a Defense Ministry official said. ¡°Once the KCSC completes its job, the two military authorities will conduct a joint survey of the site,¡± the official added.
USFK Command and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District will separately conduct an investigation of the sites where foundations are to be laid, with excavation work planned in some 115 areas.
Meanwhile, the government will wait for three or four months before moving locals out of villages near the site. ¡°Although we ordered locals to leave by the end of June, we can¡¯t force them out,¡± said Yoo Jong-sang, a government official in charge of the matter, said. ¡°We will take legal action first by applying for an injunction.¡±
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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