Gyeongbuk Province Awards the '2021 Proud Gyeongbuk Residents Award'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dong-guk Lee] Gyeongsangbuk-do held the ‘2021 Proud Gyeongsangbuk-do Citizen Awards’ ceremony on the 22nd.

On the 22nd, award recipients are taking a commemorative photo after the '2021 Proud Gyeongbuk Residents Award' ceremony held at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

The awards ceremony held at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Hwabaekdang was attended by Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, Ko Woo-hyun, Chairman of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, and the recipients of the Proud Gyeongsangbuk-do Citizen Awards.

The ‘Gyeongbuk Citizen Award’ began when Gyeongbuk Province designated October 23, 1996, as ‘Gyeongsangbuk-do Citizen’s Day.’

This day commemorates the year 675 AD when Silla repelled the 200,000-strong Tang army at the Battle of Maechoseong, laying the foundation for the unification of the Three Kingdoms.

To honor this, every year, the province discovers and awards outstanding citizens who have devoted themselves to community development in various fields and have elevated the honor of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

This year, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the large-scale commemorative ceremony was canceled, and the awards ceremony was held with only the recipients and a minimal number of attendees.

The ceremony was broadcast live online through Gyeongbuk Province’s official YouTube channel, Boiso TV, and the recipients’ families watched the ceremony at the provincial government’s multipurpose hall.

The recipients of this year’s Citizen Awards were finally selected as 42 individuals across categories such as overcoming COVID-19, job creation, inspiring Gyeongbuk, and community development, after local investigations and evaluations by the merit review committee from candidates recommended by Gyeongbuk Province and city and county governments.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, “I sincerely respect and thank all the recipients who have quietly done their best in their roles and devoted themselves to the development of the local community,” adding, “I am confident that the merits of the recipients’ service and efforts for the region will be recognized for a long time to come.”