[Photo] Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Visits Eulji Exercise Situation Room to Encourage Staff

[Seoul District Photo News] Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor, Encouraged Military Officials During the Third Day of Eulji Exercise on the Morning of the 24th at the Comprehensive Situation Room in the Basement 3rd Floor of the District Office ... Jo Seong-myeong, Gangnam-gu Mayor, Observed Military Tactical Vehicles, Anti-Aircraft Weapon Shingung, Reconnaissance Drones ... Gangseo-gu Ranked 1st in Seoul for Warm Winter Fundraising, Selected as Excellent Autonomous District for 2 Consecutive Years ... Park Hee-young, Yongsan-gu Mayor, Attended Meeting to Strengthen Cooperation with Sookmyung Campus Town Project Team

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the morning of the 24th, the third day of the Eulji Exercise, Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District Office, listened to an explanation about the training from military officials and encouraged them at the comprehensive situation room located on the third basement floor of the district office.

On this day, Mayor Choi visited the Eulji Exercise site to observe the training situation and encouraged the employees and military officials performing their duties, urging them to do their best as if it were a real situation, since this crisis response training is directly related to national security and the safety of district residents.

Yeongdeungpo District is conducting a scaled-down 2022 Eulji Exercise to swiftly recover from flood damage caused by recent heavy rains.

Gangnam District (Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) held a ‘Military Equipment and Supplies Exhibition’ on the 24th at the Gangnam District Office as part of the 2022 Eulji Exercise.

At the event, Mayor Jo Seong-myeong, the commander of the 52nd Division, the Veterans Association, and the Women’s Reserve Forces attended and observed military tactical vehicles, the Shingung anti-aircraft weapon, reconnaissance drones, and more.

Gangseo District, Seoul (Mayor Kim Tae-woo) received a commendation plaque on the 24th from the Seoul Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Yoon Young-seok) as an ‘Excellent Autonomous District for the 2022 Hope Ondol Warm Winter Campaign.’

The Hope Ondol Warm Winter Campaign is a fundraising project conducted by the district and the Seoul Community Chest of Korea to help vulnerable residents such as basic livelihood security recipients, elderly living alone, and people with disabilities spend a warm winter.

According to the 2022 Hope Ondol Warm Winter fundraising results, the district raised the highest amount among Seoul’s 25 autonomous districts, totaling 3,453.02 million KRW. This amount far exceeded the initial target of 2 billion KRW, and the district earned the honor of being selected as an excellent autonomous district for two consecutive years.

Mayor Kim Tae-woo said, “The reason we were able to be selected as an excellent autonomous district is thanks to donors who think of neighbors in need first,” adding, “The district will build an even more thorough welfare network to create a Gangseo District that walks together with the vulnerable without leaving anyone behind.”

Meanwhile, at the award ceremony, the district also received a sponsorship of 55 million KRW for the ‘2022 Community Safety Line Protection Campaign’ to support vulnerable groups.

On the 23rd, Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan District, visited Cross Campus Cheongpa, a dedicated space for youth entrepreneurship, to strengthen mutual cooperation with the Sookmyung Women’s University Campus Town Project Group.

This meeting, held for the first time since Mayor Park’s inauguration, was arranged to introduce the overall Sookmyung Campus Town project and discuss future cooperation plans.

The event lasted one hour, proceeding in the order of participant introductions, greetings, project progress reports, and commemorative photos. Mayor Park, Kim Cheol-yeon, head of the Campus Town Project Group, Shim Ji-hyun, deputy head, and other staff members attended, serving as a formal introduction between the district and the project group.

Mayor Park Hee-young of Yongsan District said, “I hope that the public, private, and academic sectors will unite with the goal of supporting startups and regional development to breathe new life into the local community,” adding, “We will promote regional economic revitalization through building a youth startup network and ultimately create a ‘Yongsan where people want to live.’”

As part of the Campus Town project, the district opened a Youth Startup Support Center at a donated facility opposite Sinyongsan Station, which is jointly operated with the project group. ‘Cross Campus Cheongpa,’ where this meeting was held, is a newly opened youth startup space in 2021, housing 11 companies.