[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] A report that Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is missing was received by the police on the 9th, and the police are currently trying to determine his whereabouts. It has been confirmed that Mayor Park did not come to the city hall that day.
A Seoul city official stated, "We received information in the morning that Mayor Park was not feeling well and did not come to work," and added, "We are currently verifying the details of the police report."
Earlier, the city announced that at around 10:40 a.m., Mayor Park had to cancel all his schedules due to unavoidable circumstances. Originally, Mayor Park was scheduled to meet with Kim Sa-yeol, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Balanced National Development, at 4:40 p.m. in his office to discuss regional balanced development with the theme of coexistence between Seoul and other regions.
As of 6 p.m., Mayor Park's mobile phone remains turned off.
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