Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Visits Jayang 4-dong for 'Neighborhood Senior Care and Support'

Gyeongho Kim, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Skips January 2nd Opening Ceremony to Visit Senior Citizens at Senior Centers

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Skips New Year's Ceremony on the 2nd and Visits ‘Alleys’ for ‘Senior Care and Communication’

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 2nd, Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, skipped the New Year's ceremony and visited Jayang 4-dong to engage in ‘Alley Senior Care and Communication’ with residents.

Starting the new year by inspecting safety management for visitors to Achasan Sunrise, Mayor Kim continued his second activity of the new year not with a ceremony but with ‘Alley Senior Care and Communication,’ emphasizing ‘communication’ with residents.

‘Alley Senior Care and Communication’ began in November with Junggok 3-dong. Mayor Kim has continuously visited grassroots sites to listen to the stories of local seniors and vulnerable residents and actively reflect their opinions in policies through ‘alley communication.’ This visit to Jayang 4-dong was the fourth meeting with residents under the ‘Alley Senior Care and Communication’ initiative.

On this day, Mayor Kim spent a warm afternoon exchanging New Year's greetings with seniors at the 4th Senior Center in Jayang 4-dong and listening to their words of wisdom.

Mayor Kim said, “Please feel free to share any inconveniences or suggestions you seniors feel,” emphasizing his role as a ‘communication mediator’ by adding, “I will always strive to resolve them immediately.”

Next, Mayor Kim visited a single-parent family living in a semi-basement house in Jayang 4-dong. The father, a recipient of national basic livelihood security benefits for living and housing support, suffers from diabetic complications and is unable to work but supports his elementary school daughter.

Mayor Kim encouraged the father and daughter through extensive conversation and took time to personally check if anything was needed in their home. He especially urged them to take good care of their health. The accompanying visiting nurse also conducted health consultations by checking blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

Mayor Kim stated, “We will strive to ensure that no family falls into welfare blind spots due to unnecessary procedures.”

Gwangjin-gu will continue the ‘Alley Communication’ initiative, a key project of the 8th local government administration, in 2023. Mayor Kim Kyung-ho plans to practice ▲cleaning ▲care ▲senior support ▲listening ▲volunteering in the alleys and reflect the direct communication with residents at the grassroots level into district administration.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, Visits Disability Welfare Facility ‘Haneulkkumteo’ and Garment Sewing Company ‘Minkyung Fashion’ on the 2nd

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, marked the official start of his 2023 external schedule by visiting key local facilities on the 2nd.

On this day, Mayor Lee visited ‘Haneulkkumteo,’ a short-term residential facility for people with disabilities, and ‘Minkyung Fashion,’ a local garment sewing company affiliated with the DDM Fashion Sewing Association (photo).

‘Haneulkkumteo,’ located in Jangan-dong, is a welfare facility for people with disabilities that provides educational support projects and professional training programs for 10 disabled individuals. At 11:10 a.m., Mayor Lee met with the residents of the facility, exchanged New Year's greetings, and checked if there were any inconveniences in using the facility.

At 4 p.m., he visited ‘Minkyung Fashion,’ a garment sewing company. The district has recently been making various efforts to revitalize the fashion sewing industry, which accounts for about 60% of local manufacturing, making this visit particularly meaningful.

During his visit to ‘Minkyung Fashion,’ Mayor Lee spoke directly with workers, listened to their difficulties, and promised active support for industrial development, including building infrastructure for the fashion sewing industry.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “I started official work for the new year by visiting the disability welfare facility ‘Haneulkkumteo’ and the garment sewing company ‘Minkyung Fashion.’ Dongdaemun-gu walks alongside the socially vulnerable, and I will work hard this year to show a new future city, Dongdaemun-gu.”

Last month on the 5th, Dongdaemun-gu was finally selected by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for the ‘Small Business Complex Support Center Construction and Operation Project’ and plans to build a ‘Complex Support Center’ in Yongdu-dong to revitalize the fashion sewing industry.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, Conducts First 2023 Activity on the 2nd by Inspecting Safety Sites

On the 2nd, Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, conducted his first official work of 2023 by inspecting safety sites within the district. Mayor Jo completed the inspection of road heating wire construction and visited snow removal equipment to check winter snow removal safety measures. He also visited the Gangnam Urban Control Center, the largest of its kind among local governments, to inspect the operation status of CCTV that protects residents' safety 24 hours a day. Gangnam-gu has introduced AI analysis technology combined with CCTV footage to measure crowd density risk and is conducting a pilot operation on 10 CCTV units along Yeomyeong-gil near Gangnam Station.

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Soo-hee) announced on the 2nd that it plans to hold a New Year's greeting event at 3 p.m. on the 4th at the Grand Theater of Gangdong Arts Center to welcome the 2023 Year of the Rabbit.

The New Year's greeting event is intended to share the future changes of Gangdong with residents. It will invite citizens who have shown great interest in Gangdong and contributed to district development, and especially, in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit, special guests will include newcomers born in the Year of the Rabbit, young professionals, and new entrepreneurs?those starting their first steps in society?to share the vision of Gangdong-gu in a meaningful time.

As a special event, the New Year's greeting event will feature a space exhibiting ‘New Year’s Hope Acrostic Poems with Gangdong Residents,’ which were submitted in advance, showcasing lively New Year hope messages. These messages will be moved to the district office after the event to be shared with more residents. The wishes expressed through the acrostic poems will be analyzed for specific content and directions to be reflected in future district administration.

On the day of the event, a networking space will be set up in the lobby of Gangdong Arts Center to welcome residents attending the event. Starting at 2:40 p.m., before the main event, the fusion Korean traditional music group ‘Ensemble If’ will perform an exciting stage to enhance the atmosphere, followed by introductions of guests and screening of the New Year video and other main programs.

In particular, the Gangdong Citizen Awards will be presented to those who contributed to community development over the past year. Awardees include ▲Retired Volunteers Association for Social Development and Volunteer Group Award, Park Rae-cheol for Individual Award ▲Kwon Oh-young for Environment ▲Jeon Gil-yong for Filial Piety and Good Deeds ▲Yang Jae-gon for Culture and Sports ▲Cesco Co., Ltd. for Economic Development ▲Gangdong Night School for Education.

Following this, attendees will watch a New Year video themed ‘Changing Gangdong + Impression,’ and Mayor Lee Soo-hee will share a New Year's address outlining the future direction and hopeful message for moving toward a ‘Vigorous Change, Proud Gangdong.’

Mayor Lee Soo-hee of Gangdong-gu said, “I hope all Gangdong residents have a prosperous and hopeful year. In 2023, the Year of the Rabbit, I ask you to watch and join us in the vigorous changes as Gangdong-gu takes a new leap forward.”