Debate over using Seoul's Yongsan Park for housing has intensified as Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kim Yun-duk said any review would be limited to parts of the site that have already lost their park or green-space function, not preserved green areas. Speaking at a National Assembly committee session on the 19th, Kim said the ministry would examine whether limited housing, particularly youth housing, could be provided in degraded sections such as officers' quarters, military apartments and the site of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. He said the plan was not intended to encroach on green space that should be preserved. The comments added detail to a controversy that has grown as the government signals interest in Yongsan as part of a broader housing-supply drive. Earlier, a senior official said youth-focused public rental housing at the Yongsan Children's Garden was the preferred direction if the site were used, while stressing that no unit count or final plan had been set and that consultations with Seoul City and broader social consensus would be needed. Kim had also said the government was considering Yongsan Park as a whole rather than only the Children's Garden, prompting Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon to reject damage to the park. Yongsan Park, a national park of about 3 million square meters governed by a special act, would require legal changes for housing to be built there. The dispute reflects both Seoul's shortage of large central development sites and the symbolic weight of land long tied to military use and later earmarked for public restoration. Supporters of partial development argue that limited youth rentals in a prime location could help housing supply, while critics say environmental, historical and legal considerations make preservation the stronger case. Political resistance broadened on the 19th. People Power Party lawmakers attacked the proposal, with Rep. Kim Eun-hye invoking former President Roh Moo-hyun's vision for the land and Rep. Kim Mi-ae criticizing any reduction in green space intended for future generations. A motion to reconsider an amendment to the special act on the creation of Yongsan Park that had already been referred to a plenary session was voted down after pro-government lawmakers opposed it. Kim also rejected calls to simply loosen density-cap rules for private redevelopment, saying higher floor area ratios should not be treated as the preset answer to boosting supply.