Lee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, said, "Selecting college grades in order is not the fairest."

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Lee Chang-yong, the governor of the Bank of Korea, who caused a stir by arguing that a regional proportional selection system should be introduced for prestigious universities such as Seoul National University, said it is not the fairest to select college freshmen based on their grades.

The comments were made during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok, who declined to say whether he would cut interest rates 10 days away.

Reporter Oh In-seok on the report.

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Governor Lee Chang-yong was the first governor of the Bank of Korea to visit the Sejong Government Complex and met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok.

Governor Lee said, "As the two pillars of the macroeconomy, it is an adaptation to the demands of change in the times that require information exchange and policy cooperation."

Deputy Prime Minister Choi said it was the first time the Bank of Korea governor visited the Ministry of Economy and Finance and gave meaning to it as a "historic event."

Both economic chiefs declined to comment on the direction of monetary policy, which is just 10 days away.

Deputy Prime Minister Choi only mentioned that "it is the unique domain of the Bank of Korea," and Governor Lee said, "I will not comment today."

When asked about polarization and centralization of Gangnam, Governor Lee poured out his thoughts as if determined.

[Lee Chang-yong / Bank of Korea Governor: For some reason, the whole nation is into it because they think it's fairest to choose (college freshmen) by grade order. The role of our report is not the fairest to select in order of grades. through various evidences or something like this.]
Regarding the refutation of
" unconstitutionality" and "Gangnam reverse discrimination," he said, "It should not be misunderstood as wrong to live in Gangnam," adding, "It is not resolved by balanced regional selection, so let's take a bigger look."

He also said that people living in Gangnam should think about whether children are happy.

[Lee Chang-yong / Governor of the Bank of Korea: You can go to a good university and meet your parents' needs, but if you don't achieve it in the middle, you will be burdened with the burden of a lifetime...]

Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok said he supports raising issues related to structural reforms such as education by the Bank of Korea.

[Choi Sang-mok / Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance: I think it is a natural responsibility for the Bank of Korea to think about solutions to various problems in our society. I would like to thank the governor of the Bank of Korea and its executives and employees.]

Deputy Prime Minister Choi and Governor Lee moved and discussed the task of "structural reform for a sustainable economy."

This is YTN Oh In-seok.

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