Gyeonggi-do Revises 'Public Officials Code of Conduct'... Reporting Required Only for External Lectures, Speeches, and Contributions

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] From now on, current public officials in Gyeonggi-do only need to report honoraria received from lectures, speeches, and contributions to external organizations. Additionally, post-reporting within 10 days after the lecture is also permitted.

Gyeonggi-do announced on the 13th that it will implement the revised "Regulations on the Code of Conduct for Gyeonggi-do Public Officials," which includes these provisions, starting from the 27th.

This revision follows amendments to the higher laws, namely the "Act on the Prohibition of Improper Solicitation and Graft" and the "Code of Conduct for Public Officials."

However, if the head of the affiliated institution deems that the reported external lectures may undermine the fairness of official duties, restrictions can be imposed. Furthermore, to prevent excessive external lectures from interfering with work, the number of external lectures is limited to no more than 3 times per month or 6 hours per month.

In addition, the revision includes the scope of application of the code of conduct and regulations on travel expenses related to external lectures.

Choi In-su, the Gyeonggi-do Auditor, stated, "The code of conduct for public officials is the minimum promise that public servants must keep during the performance of their duties," and added, "We hope this revision of the code of conduct will serve as a driving force for spreading a culture of integrity."

Gyeonggi-do has recently achieved the highest grade for two consecutive years in the anti-corruption policy evaluation conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, and was exempted from this year's anti-corruption policy evaluation target.