Event Commemorating Gyeongbuk Province Population Day Held on the 6th at Sangju Culture Center
Gyeongbuk Province held this year's Population Day commemorative event on the 6th at Sangju Culture Center.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Gyeongbuk Province, together with Sangju City, held this year’s Gyeongbuk Population Day commemorative event on the 6th at the Sangju Culture Center.
About 300 people attended the ceremony, including Governor Lee Cheol-woo, National Assembly member Im I-ja, Sangju Mayor Kang Young-seok, Lee Sam-beom, chairman of the Gyeongbuk Low Birthrate Overcoming Social Solidarity Council, members of the Population Policy Committee, and others.
World Population Day was established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to commemorate July 11, 1987, when the world population exceeded 5 billion. South Korea designated July 11, 2011, as Population Day and has been commemorating it since 2012.
The ceremony began with a choir performance by the Sangju Joyful Choir and a K-POP dance performance by the Lee Chang-seon Dance Troupe, followed by awards for Population Day meritorious contributors, presentation of winning works from the UCC, photo, and slogan contests, a commemorative speech, and a cultural performance (magic show).
At the awards ceremony, eight individuals who contributed to Gyeongbuk Province’s population policy received commendations from the governor. Following this, winning entries from the childbirth encouragement UCC, photo, and slogan contests were showcased through videos.
In the specially prepared cultural performance, popular magician Choi Hyun-woo appeared and presented various magic shows aligned with themes such as childbirth encouragement and awareness improvement, drawing great interest and positive responses from attendees.
In his commemorative speech, Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, “We will add two more Neighbor Village model sites, which represent the 7th elected administration’s rural revitalization efforts, and prepare countermeasures tailored to local conditions by utilizing the local extinction response fund, which will invest 1 trillion won annually over the next 10 years. We will swiftly and properly construct the integrated new airport and prepare ahead for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era, making Gyeongbuk a leading region in the local era where businesses can grow and people can live happily with opportunities.”
The province is operating a “Population Week” until the 11th of this month to raise awareness among all residents about the entrenched population decline and low birthrate issues and to seek solutions.
During this period, in addition to the commemorative ceremony, there will be relay population education by life cycle, a creative population policy play promoting marriage and childbirth, and competitions for excellent policies and ideas targeting cities and counties within the province.
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