Seongheon Lee, Seodaemun-gu Mayor, Continues 'Field-Centered' Approach in New Year

Starting from Bukgajwa 1 and 2-dong on the 26th, touring 14 neighborhoods until Chung-hyeon-dong on the 9th of next month

Holding neighborhood-specific work report meetings to share 2023 district administration plans and listen to residents' suggestions

Focusing on informal discussions to openly share residents' and local issues

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Lee Seong-heon, Mayor of Seodaemun District Office, will hold work report meetings at neighborhood community centers to share the new year’s district administration plans and major local issues with residents.

Starting with Bukgajwa 1 and 2-dong on the 26th of this month, the meetings will be held at Namgajwa 2-dong on the 27th, Namgajwa 1-dong and Hong-eun 2-dong on the 30th, Hong-eun 1-dong and Hongje 3-dong on the 31st, Hongje 2-dong on the 1st of next month, Hongje 1-dong and Yeonhui-dong on the 2nd, Sinchon-dong and Bukahyeon-dong on the 6th, Cheonyeon-dong on the 7th, and Chung-hyeon-dong on the 9th.

Last year, Lee Seong-heon actively communicated with residents both online and offline, and through these work report meetings, he plans to listen to more residents’ suggestions and strengthen on-site and communicative administration.

To this end, the meetings will move away from the traditional report-centered format and focus on informal discussions through Q&A and dialogue to openly share residents’ and local difficulties.

Mayor Lee Seong-heon said, “To realize 100% happiness in Seodaemun, we will actively reflect the residents’ suggestions from the meetings into district administration.”

Lee Soo-hee, Mayor of Gangdong District, starts the new year with ‘On-the-ground Livelihood Inspection’

Lee Soo-hee, Mayor of Gangdong District, began a livelihood inspection by visiting various parts of Gangdong for about three weeks starting from the 10th to hear the vivid voices from the field in the Year of the Rabbit.

Starting at Cheonho 2-dong Community Center on the 10th, the mayor toured all 18 neighborhood community centers in the district, meeting residents to listen to diverse opinions, sharing major local issues and improvement tasks by neighborhood, and gaining residents’ empathy.

Residents met throughout Gangdong warmly welcomed the news of the commencement of the Phase 4 extension project of Line 9 and the designation of two traditional markets as specialized markets by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Many residents expressed expectations for the newly changing Gangdong due to active redevelopment and reconstruction projects, while some also requested the establishment of living infrastructure and traffic measures.

For residents unable to attend in person, an ‘Online Dialogue with Residents’ was also prepared. From January 30 to February 2, every evening at 7 p.m., about 100 residents who applied in advance will communicate online via a video conferencing platform.

Emphasizing communicative administration more than anyone else and continuously collecting residents’ opinions, Mayor Lee Soo-hee said, “We will lead district administration in the direction residents want,” and added, “We will do our best this year to make Gangdong a charming city where anyone wants to live.”