Seongheon Lee, Seodaemun-gu Mayor, Receives Applause for Informal Work Report Meeting

Frontline Staff from Each Department Join Roundtable Discussion with District Mayor Lee Seongheon... Practical-Oriented District Administration Policy Evident in Meeting Without Separate Reports

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Since the inauguration of Lee Seongheon, mayor of Seodaemun-gu in the 8th term of direct election, the first departmental work report meeting began on the 7th at the Planning Situation Room of the district office, scheduled over five days.

This meeting broke away from the usual report and instruction-centered format, focusing on communication between the mayor and employees in a conversational style.

Unusually, frontline staff from each department, in addition to managers and team leaders, participated, and the meeting seats were arranged in a round table format.

To reduce the workload of employees, separate report materials were not prepared.

This style of meeting appears to reflect the practical governance philosophy of the 8th term direct election administration.

In fact, the mayor stated in his inauguration speech, "I will implement the most practical district administration for the livelihood of the people."

Lee Seongheon, mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, "Going forward, I will focus on content and efficiency rather than formality and procedures, and communicate with employees."

This work report meeting will continue until the 13th of this month.