[Photo] Choi Ho-gwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, Engages in Candid Communication with New Public Officials

[Seoul Autonomous District Photo News] Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor, spent time communicating over lunch with about 10 new public officials at a restaurant in Mullae-dong on the 20th... Park Hee-young, Yongsan-gu Mayor, visited the urban maintenance-type redevelopment construction sites in District 5 near the International Building and District 2-1 in front of the maintenance depot on the 20th & confirmed safety management status linked to the 2022 Korea Great Transition intensive safety inspection... Oh Seung-rok, Nowon-gu Mayor, attended the rice harvesting experience event with Madeul Nongyo on the 20th... Kim Tae-woo, Gangseo-gu Mayor, visited Seojin School, a special school for people with developmental disabilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 20th, Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District Office, spent time communicating over lunch with about 10 new public officials at a restaurant located in Mullae-dong.

On this day, Mayor Choi listened to the new public officials' first impressions of their public service life in a relaxed atmosphere and engaged in sincere conversations about their usual questions, suggestions, and work difficulties.

At this gathering, the staff freely communicated by asking various questions ranging from Mayor Choi’s personal stress relief methods and hobbies to know-how on public service life.

Mayor Choi Ho-kwon said, “I hope you continue a happy public service life feeling pride and fulfillment as public officials,” and added, “I will strive to create a healthy organizational culture where you can work with conviction.”

On the morning of the 20th at 10 a.m., Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan District Office, visited two large construction sites in the area to conduct on-site inspections for accident prevention.

This safety inspection is the third as part of the 2022 Korea Great Transition Intensive Safety Inspection (formerly National Safety Diagnosis), following visits to Yongmun Market on August 24 and Seobinggo-dong apartment construction site on September 5.

Mayor Park visited two urban renewal redevelopment project sites in Hangangno-dong: International Building District 5 and District 2-1, carefully checking for hazards around the construction sites and inspecting for any ground subsidence.

The district will continue the Korea Great Transition Intensive Safety Inspection until October 14. It will focus on 95 locations including roads, cultural assets, multi-use facilities, construction sites, steep slopes, and aging facilities. Based on the results, facilities requiring reinforcement will undergo detailed safety diagnoses and urgent repairs.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan District, said, “Nothing is more important than the safety of our residents,” and added, “We will continue to pay close attention to safety inspections so that residents can live more safely and healthily.”

On the 20th at noon, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District Office, attended the 'Rice Harvesting with Madeul Nongyo' event held at the rice farming experience site in Madeul Neighborhood Park.

Organized by the Madeul Nongyo Preservation Society, this event was prepared to continue the legacy of Madeul Nongyo, Seoul’s only remaining agricultural song designated as Seoul City Intangible Cultural Property No. 22, and to introduce traditional rice farming methods to residents.

The event was attended by Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, Kim Jun-sung, Chairperson of the District Council, members of the Madeul Nongyo Preservation Society, about 200 elementary students and residents.

The pre-event included performances of Madeul Nongyo and Gimpo Tongjin Duretnori, a Gyeonggi-do intangible cultural property. This was followed by guest introductions and congratulatory speeches, rice harvesting and threshing experiences, and learning Madeul Nongyo.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok and the children who attended the event harvested rice with sickles that they had planted together in June and threshed the rice using traditional threshing machines, experiencing the richness that farming brings in a meaningful time.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, said, “There are not many places in the city filled with apartment complexes where you can listen to agricultural songs and experience rice farming,” and added, “We will continue to preserve Madeul Nongyo so that our local culture and traditions can be passed on.”

Kim Tae-woo, Mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul (third from the left), is cutting the ribbon with attendees at the opening ceremony of the 'A(aviation)-BLE Experience Center' held on Tuesday, the 20th, at Seojin School, a special school in the area.

“I will definitely make Gangseo District a great place to raise children by walking together with socially vulnerable groups.”

On the 20th, Kim Tae-woo, Mayor of Seoul’s Gangseo District Office, visited the local special school for people with developmental disabilities, Seojin School, for the opening ceremony of the ‘A(aviation)-BLE Experience Center’ and made this statement.

This showed a strong will to eliminate social prejudice and discrimination against people with disabilities and to take the lead in welfare promotion.

‘A(viation)-ble’ is a combination of ‘Aviation,’ meaning ‘flight,’ and ‘Able,’ meaning ‘can do.’ Seojin School and the National Aviation Museum joined forces to create a customized aviation culture education space for students on the first floor of Seojin School.

Mayor Kim, who experienced the program with the children on this day, said, “It was a very meaningful time to participate in education conducted in an interesting way tailored to the children’s level,” and added, “I will spare no interest and support so that all Seojin School students can take flight.”

On the 20th, Cho Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam District Office, attended practical training on major civic disaster facilities at Cheongdam Lifelong Learning Center, addressing about 110 people including daycare center directors, community center building managers, and cultural center officials.

The training focused on inspecting facilities in the second half of the year and guiding administrative measures, aiming to proactively identify risk factors and prevent safety accidents.

On the 15th, Jung Moon-heon, Mayor of Jongno District Office, attended the ‘2022 Integrity Popera Concert’ held at the Jongno Community Center.

This event was organized to create a new atmosphere of integrity within the organization with the launch of the 8th elected term. By combining ‘integrity,’ which can feel somewhat rigid, with ‘culture,’ the event featured popera performances and received positive responses from employees.

Mayor Jung Moon-heon also appeared in the integrity talk corner to convey his commitment to integrity and urged district employees to practice integrity in their daily lives. He emphasized, “We will implement administration trusted by residents through effective integrity policies.”

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