[Photo] Gangdong-gu Signs Agreement with Anti-Corruption National Movement Federation to Establish Integrity Practices

[Seoul District Photos] Kim Soo-young, Yangcheon District Mayor, Encourages New Public Officials After Morning Roll Call on the 2nd... Gwangjin-gu Operates Youth Tteureok Screening Clinic at Konkuk University Entrance... Dongdaemun-gu Sprays Water on Roads to Relieve Heat-Weary Residents... Gangdong-gu Signs Agreement with Anti-Corruption National Movement Federation to Establish Integrity Practices

Yangcheon-gu Mayor Kim Soo-young Encourages New Public Officials After Completing Probation on the Morning of the 2nd

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the morning of the 2nd, Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, visited the Yangcheon-gu Public Health Center to encourage new public officials who were appointed in February and are working as epidemiological investigators responding to COVID-19.

These new public officials completed their six-month probation period on the 1st and were officially appointed.

Gwangjin-gu Operates Cheongchun Tteurak Screening Clinic at Konkuk University Station

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) is operating a Seoul city mobile screening clinic at Cheongchun Tteurak, located at Exit 2 of Konkuk University Station.

The Cheongchun Tteurak screening clinic was established due to the increasing number of tests amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the closure of the Gwangjin Square screening clinic.

In particular, the area around Konkuk University Station, which has many food service workers and a large influx of young people, was selected.

The operation period is from August 2 to 14, excluding Sundays. Operating hours are from 5 PM to 9 PM, considering the schedules of workers and business owners.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation without a decline and the increasing demand for testing from residents, we have installed and are operating a mobile screening clinic. We hope it will help prevent cluster infections in multi-use facilities and detect confirmed cases early.”

Dongdaemun-gu Sprays Water on Roads to Relieve Residents from the Heat

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) has been spraying water on roads during heatwave warnings to help residents cope with the recent continuous scorching heat.

The district deployed six water-cleaning trucks directly operated by the district office and added two privately operated water-cleaning trucks funded by emergency support from Seoul City, totaling eight trucks. They conducted extensive water spraying on major arterial roads and general roads such as Cheonho-daero, Gosan-ja-ro, and Wangsanno.

The water spraying is concentrated between 2 PM and 4 PM, the time of highest daytime temperatures, to provide relief to residents exhausted by the heat.

According to a survey by the Seoul Institute of Health and Environment, spraying water on roads during peak daytime temperatures lowers the road surface temperature by 6.4°C and the surrounding air temperature (sidewalk) by 1.5°C.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “This water spraying operation will reduce discomfort caused by the heat, decrease dust generation and temperature rise, provide a refreshing feeling to residents exhausted by the heat, and contribute to mitigating the urban heat island effect. We ask for understanding regarding any inconvenience to traffic flow caused by the water spraying.”

Gangdong-gu Signs Agreement with Anti-Corruption National Movement Federation to Establish Integrity Practices

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jung-hoon) signed a business agreement on the 30th of last month with the Anti-Corruption National Movement Federation, under the jurisdiction of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, to foster an anti-corruption atmosphere and establish integrity and fairness in public officials' work.

Through this agreement, the two organizations agreed to cooperate to spread a culture of integrity, improve anti-corruption and integrity systems, and jointly strive for transparent and ethical management. They also committed to providing advisory support for fostering anti-corruption activities and working together to create an integrity ecosystem in the local community.

On this day, Gangdong-gu received the ‘Anti-Corruption Integrity Certification Plaque’ awarded by a coalition of over 300 nationwide civic groups and the organizing committee commemorating the UN International Anti-Corruption Day, recognizing its efforts to establish and spread a culture of integrity.

Gangdong-gu achieved the highest grade in the ‘2020 Public Institution Integrity Evaluation’ conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission last year, followed by the top grade (Grade 1) in the ‘2020 Public Institution Anti-Corruption Policy Evaluation’ this year, and was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2020 Autonomous Internal Control System Operation Evaluation,’ receiving a ministerial citation.

Lee Jung-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “We will work together with the public and government to root the culture of integrity in the community and create a more fair and trusted Gangdong.”