Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong: "Integrity for Public Officials Is a Duty, Not a Choice"

Hosting a Pledge Ceremony for Eradicating Gapjil and Practicing Integrity

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 11th that on the 9th, Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun and senior city officials held a declaration ceremony for eradicating abuse of power and practicing integrity at the city hall situation room.

Jung Myung-geun (center), Mayor of Hwaseong, and other senior officials of Hwaseong City are holding up their pledge documents at the Integrity Pledge Ceremony.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

Employees who participated in the event signed a pledge to practice integrity and discussed directions for anti-corruption and integrity policy implementation. The pledge included promises such as ▲prohibition of improper solicitations and acceptance of money or entertainment ▲fair and objective performance of duties ▲eradication of abuse of power and unfair orders ▲efforts to foster a mutually respectful organizational culture.

The city plans to promote this pledge so that all employees can participate in eradicating abuse of power and practicing integrity starting with this event.

Mayor Jeong said, "Integrity is not an option but an obligation for public officials," adding, "We will take the lead in raising and internalizing public officials' awareness of integrity in line with the organization's growth so that Hwaseong City can be trusted by its citizens."