Why Did Oh Se-hoon Smile Broadly Praising Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin District?

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Praises "District Chief Kim Kyung-ho Works Better Than Me" During Seoul City Briefing at Gwangjin-gu New Year's Meeting on the 16th

On the morning of the 16th, Mayor Oh Se-hoon attended the 2024 Gwangjin-gu New Year's Meeting, briefing on the 2024 Seoul city administration under the themes of companionship and the special city of charm.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon smiled brightly.

On the 16th, from 11 a.m., the 2024 Gwangjin-gu New Year's Meeting was held at the Gwangjin District Office.

Following the New Year's address by Kim Kyung-ho, head of Gwangjin District Office, Mayor Oh took the stage to personally brief on the 2024 Seoul city administration under the theme of "Special City of Companionship and Special City of Charm."

Before the 30-minute city administration briefing, Mayor Oh praised, "After hearing Kim Kyung-ho, head of Gwangjin District Office’s New Year's address, which included over 40 awards last year and achieving 'Integrity Grade 1,' I must say Kim Kyung-ho is a better worker than me."

Mayor Oh has a special connection and affection for Gwangjin-gu, having lived there for a long time due to owning a house and because his wife is a professor at Sejong University.

On this day, Mayor Oh said he had to move to the Yongsan mayor’s residence because residents protested from morning last year due to the construction of the Nanji Island recycling facility, and he received applause when he said he would move back to Gwangjin-gu after his retirement.

Perhaps because of this connection with Gwangjin-gu, Mayor Oh appeared relaxed throughout the briefing while introducing Seoul city administration.

On this day, Kim Kyung-ho, head of Gwangjin District Office, did not hesitate to shorten his New Year's address to allow Mayor Oh time for the city administration briefing.

In particular, the relationship between Mayor Oh and Kim Kyung-ho is special. Mayor Oh, who passed the administrative exam, recommended Kim, a former president of the Seoul Agricultural and Marine Products Food Corporation who had served as the first-grade chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Council Secretariat, to take over as the regional committee head of Gwangjin-gap, which became vacant after Mayor Oh was elected as Seoul mayor.

Since then, Kim Kyung-ho was elected as head of Gwangjin District Office through the 8th local election and has been earning good evaluations by sincerely communicating and interacting with the residents, calling himself a "Gwangjin-gu worker" and "Gwangjin-gu servant."

Mayor Oh seemed very satisfied with Kim Kyung-ho at this New Year's meeting. He appeared very pleased that the Kim Kyung-ho he chose was recognized as a "competent district head."

Kim Kyung-ho also showed a very pleased expression upon hearing Mayor Oh’s praise.

Kim Kyung-ho, recommended directly by Mayor Oh and chosen by the people of Gwangjin-gu as a "powerful district head," is accelerating regional development such as upgrading the district’s status.

Executives of Gwangjin District Office also expect the "Oh Se-hoon Mayor - Kim Kyung-ho District Head" fantastic duo to create a great turning point for the development of Gwangjin-gu and are working together.