Vice Chairman Kim Soyoung of the Financial Services Commission presided over the kick-off meeting of capital market strategy forum with officials from related organizations and private sector experts on April 8. At the meeting, participants reviewed the progress of capital market reform agendas and discussed mid- to long-term policy strategies. In his opening remarks, Vice Chairman Kim spoke about various downside risks presented by uncertainties at home and abroad and underscored the need to make consistent efforts for the advancement of our capital markets. Touching upon the progress made in the past few years, Vice Chairman Kim said that the government has been working to make improvements based on the following three key principles--(a) establishing a fair and transparent market order, (b) making capital markets more accessible for both domestic and foreign investors, and (c) promoting corporate management practices centered on shareholder values. To make sure that capital market reform agendas can continue to be implemented in a consistent manner in the future, Vice Chairman Kim said that the capital market strategy forum was established to seek new reform agendas and ensure continuous discussions.