Gov. Hong's absence

Members of the National Assembly special committee on the closure of Jinju Medical Center (JMC) hold a meeting, Tuesday, to seek ways to normalize public health service. Seats for Hong Joon-pyo, in inset, the governor of South Gyeongsang Province, and other officials remain empty as they refused to appear before the committee for questioning, claiming matters related to the JMC are the sole business of the provisional government. / Yonhap