Searching for Honorary Citizens Who Shined in Geumcheon-gu

[Seoul District News] Honorary Citizen Certificates Awarded to Koreans and Foreigners Contributing to Geumcheon-gu Development and Mutual Exchange at October 15 ‘Geumcheon Residents' Day’ Ceremony ... Mapo-gu Allocates 44.9 Billion KRW in First Supplementary Budget of 8th Elected Term ... Gwangjin-gu Allocates 28.2 Billion KRW in Supplementary Budget Focused on Livelihood Economy Measures and Urban Development ... ‘2022 Eunpyeong·Mapo Online Job Fair’ Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Seong-hoon) is accepting nominations for honorary residents who contributed to local development until September 23.

The Geumcheon-gu honorary resident system has been in operation since 2015 to discover both domestic and foreign individuals who have quietly worked in various fields and contributed to the development of the district, to foster pride and honor, and to maintain continuous cooperative relationships.

Nomination targets include ▲those who have enhanced the development and status of Geumcheon-gu domestically and internationally in the fields of daily life, economy, education, culture, and arts ▲those who have greatly contributed to promoting exchanges with Geumcheon-gu, trade cooperation, or friendship with residents ▲those who serve as role models and symbolic figures for Geumcheon-gu residents.

Nomination rights belong to heads of public organizations, heads of social organizations with more than 10 members, and groups of 10 or more residents. Candidates can be submitted by visiting the Geumcheon-gu Office’s Autonomous Administration Division or via mail or email by September 23. The nomination form can be found in the ‘Notices & Announcements’ section on the Geumcheon-gu Office website.

Selected honorary residents will receive an honorary resident certificate and plaque at the Geumcheon Residents’ Day ceremony on October 15. In addition, they will receive administrative benefits equivalent to residents, be invited to various events, and have opportunities to be appointed as members of district-related committees, among other honors.

Yoo Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “We hope many people will show interest and nominate those who have dedicated themselves to the development of Geumcheon-gu as honorary residents.”

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) announced on the 14th that it will prepare the first supplementary budget of 44.9 billion KRW for the 8th elected term.

This supplementary budget was prepared to care for the livelihood difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession and to accelerate the progress toward the 8th term district government goal of ‘New Mapo, Better Mapo.’

The budget direction focuses on ‘creating a safe and pleasant urban environment,’ ‘developing a tourism and cultural city,’ and ‘responding to the welfare needs of local residents,’ emphasizing projects that need to be promptly implemented and that residents can tangibly feel.

Major budget items include 760 million KRW for sidewalk environment improvement and road maintenance, 200 million KRW for sewage facility repairs within the district, 750 million KRW for urban planning projects to prevent automatic expiration of long-unexecuted plans, and 4.392 billion KRW for disaster and emergency contingency funds to ensure residents’ safe living.

For creating a pleasant urban environment, 886 million KRW is allocated for underground utility projects, 494 million KRW for rapid collection and transportation of recyclables, and 200 million KRW for small-scale residential management area maintenance planning.

Additionally, to revitalize the local economy affected by COVID-19 and actively invest in cultural tourism projects, 200 million KRW is allocated for the Mapo Naru Salted Shrimp Festival event and 200 million KRW for research on the Nanji Complex Cultural Tourism Complex.

Other increases include 3.79 billion KRW for COVID-19 living support expenses, 2.272 billion KRW for basic pension payments, and 1.988 billion KRW for disability activity support benefits, actively responding to the growing welfare needs of local residents.

This supplementary budget will be reviewed and approved by the Mapo-gu Council regular meeting starting on the 15th and is expected to be finalized on October 7.

Mayor Park Gang-su said, “This supplementary budget focuses on urgent projects to resolve residents’ inconveniences and respond to welfare demands. Once approved by the council, we will promptly execute it to provide life-centered administration that residents can feel.”

Mapo-gu is preparing an organizational restructuring plan reflecting internal and external environmental changes and the 8th term policy direction, which is scheduled to be implemented on October 7 after council approval. Based on this, the district is preparing the next year’s main budget to promote the 8th term pledges and major projects.

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) has prepared the 2022 second supplementary budget to respond to the difficult livelihood economy caused by high inflation and high interest rates and to promote district urban development.

This supplementary budget totals 28.2 billion KRW, funded by an additional revenue budget of 26.4 billion KRW and 1.8 billion KRW secured through expenditure restructuring.

Of the 7 billion KRW policy project budget, about 3.8 billion KRW (55%) was allocated to livelihood economy countermeasures responding to high inflation and economic recession and to key urban development projects.

The supplementary budget consists of ▲two livelihood economy countermeasure projects including ‘Additional issuance of 10 billion KRW worth of Gwangjin Love Gift Certificates’ (2.07 billion KRW) ▲eight key projects for district urban development such as ‘2040 Gwangjin Plan’ (1.72 billion KRW) ▲four pilot projects under ‘Gwangjin Resident Communication Budget’ reflecting residents’ opinions, including ‘installation of security CCTVs’ (440 million KRW) ▲other project expenses (960 million KRW) ▲and 1.77 billion KRW for 30 national and city subsidy projects.

First, as a livelihood economy measure, the district secured an additional 1 billion KRW as a contribution to the Credit Guarantee Foundation to support ‘interest-free special loans for small business owners,’ expanding the loan fund available to residents by about 12 billion KRW.

Also, the district will issue an additional 10 billion KRW worth of Gwangjin Love Gift Certificates fully funded by the district, offering a 10% discount on purchases to increase purchase rates and boost sales for local small businesses, thereby revitalizing the local economy.

Additionally, the district allocated 180 million KRW for the ‘Small Business Complex Support Center Construction Project’ totaling 4 billion KRW including national and city subsidies, to establish a comprehensive support facility for sewing industry small businesses in Junggok-dong. Simultaneously, support funds for improving the working environment of small sewing companies were increased by 20 million KRW from the existing 80 million KRW to 100 million KRW, and an additional 300 million KRW was secured from city subsidy projects, expanding the working environment improvement project to a total of 400 million KRW.

Second, the district is investing in key projects for urban development in the 8th term.

The related budget includes 700 million KRW for establishing the ‘2040 Gwangjin Plan’ for comprehensive urban planning revision, 680 million KRW for ‘maintenance of aging public sports facilities’ and ‘support for school playground maintenance,’ 17 million KRW for operating the ‘Gwangjin Development Communication Committee’ to discuss local issues with residents and experts, and 80 million KRW (part of a total 230 million KRW) for the ‘AI and IoT-based senior home health care’ project, totaling 1.72 billion KRW for eight projects.

Furthermore, 440 million KRW was allocated for four projects under the ‘Gwangjin Resident Communication Budget,’ including ‘installation of security CCTVs’ and ‘safety reinforcement construction of facilities in Hongryeonbong Park,’ prioritizing residents’ safety.

In addition, 350 million KRW was allocated for seven new projects, 610 million KRW for ten projects with insufficient funds, and 1.77 billion KRW for 30 national and city subsidy projects.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “This supplementary budget focuses on livelihood economy measures and key urban development projects. Also, through the pilot implementation of the Gwangjin Resident Communication Budget, we will actively reflect residents’ opinions in the budget.”

The 2022 second supplementary budget will be reviewed and approved at the 255th Gwangjin-gu Council’s first regular meeting and finalized on October 14.

Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) announced that the ‘2022 Eunpyeong-Mapo Online Job Fair’ will be held for three weeks from the 19th to October 7.

This year’s Eunpyeong-Mapo Online Job Fair will be held through an online-only website. Participating companies post job openings in the recruitment section, and job seekers apply to desired companies, which then conduct document screening and interviews for hiring.

In addition to the dedicated recruitment section, free resume and self-introduction letter consulting and photo retouching services for resumes will be provided to support job seekers’ employment capabilities.

Participants include any domestic and foreign companies with recruitment plans and any job seekers wishing to participate.

Companies wishing to participate can submit an application to the fair’s secretariat, and job seekers can apply to desired companies by accessing the fair’s website.

Kim Mi-kyung, Mayor of Eunpyeong-gu, said, “We hope this job fair will open opportunities for companies to recruit talent and for job seekers to succeed in employment.”