Park Wooryang, Shinan County Governor, Achieves Success as Hometown Love Donation Act Amendment Passes... Hidden Efforts Bear Fruit

The Amendment to the Hometown Love Donation Act Expected to Play a Major Role in Spreading Donation Culture

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) saw the fruits of its hidden efforts as the partial amendment to the Act on Hometown Love Donation passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 1st.

On the 4th of last month (left), Park Woo-ryang, the mayor of Sinan County, visited the National Assembly with Cho Jae-gu, the chairman of the Korea Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads, to explain and advocate for the passage of the amendment to the Hometown Love Donation Act.
[Photo by Sinan County]

According to the county on the 6th, Governor Park Woo-ryang met with Assemblyman So Byung-chul (secretary of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee) along with heads of local governments in Jeollanam-do on the 1st of last month to expedite the amendment of the law. On the 4th, he visited the National Assembly with Chairman Jo Jae-gu of the Korea Association of Mayors, Governors, and District Heads to emphasize the necessity of passing the bill and made active efforts to ensure its approval.

The current law explicitly prohibits fundraising methods through electronic transmission media such as text messages, and private gatherings such as hometown associations and alumni associations. However, following criticism that these restrictions on fundraising methods were excessive, the prohibition on fundraising via electronic transmission media and hometown and alumni associations was removed through the amendment.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “This amendment to the Hometown Love Donation Act is expected to play a significant role in spreading a culture of donation,” adding, “We will create a better tomorrow for Shinan by preserving the purpose of overcoming local extinction and revitalizing the regional economy.”