Namyangju City Council Attends 2025 Regular General Meeting of the Hangang Protection Movement Namyangju Regional Headquarters
The Namyangju City Council in Gyeonggi Province (Chairman Jo Sungdae) attended the 2025 regular general meeting of the Hangang Protection Movement Namyangju Regional Headquarters held on the 12th at Rider Cafe W in Hwado-eup, where they encouraged members who had worked hard throughout the year to clean up the Bukhan River.
Jo Sungdae, Chairman of the Namyangju City Council, is giving a greeting at the 2025 regular general meeting of the Hangang Protection Movement Namyangju Regional Headquarters held on the 12th at Rider Cafe W in Hwado-eup. Provided by Namyangju City Council
The event included the regular general meeting, opening and introduction of guests, congratulatory remarks and award presentations, a screening of the 2025 activity video, and a celebratory performance. More than 80 people attended, including Jo Sungdae, Chairman of the Namyangju City Council, Assemblyman Lee Sanggi, Assemblywoman Park Yunok, Assemblywoman Jeon Hyeyeon, Mayor Joo Gwangdeok, members of the National Assembly, Namgoong Wan, Head of the Hangang Protection Movement Namyangju Regional Headquarters, and other members.
The main agenda items included a report on the 2025 activities, amendments to the articles of association and organizational restructuring, and plans for 2026. In addition, various discussions were held on preserving the Hangang ecosystem and improving water quality.
In his congratulatory remarks, Chairman Jo Sungdae said, "I would like to express my deep gratitude to the members who have worked so hard this year to protect the clean water that 26 million residents of the metropolitan area drink through the Hangang cleanup activities."
He went on to say, "This year marks the 50th anniversary of the designation of the water source protection zone. Due to overlapping regulations, the total land value loss has reached 217 trillion won, with annual losses amounting to 9.8 trillion won. Many residents are suffering greatly from damages to their property rights and related hardships," expressing his regret.
He concluded, "Going forward, the Namyangju City Council will do its utmost to abolish the Hangang Law. I ask everyone to join forces to widely raise awareness of the unfairness of these regulations and to restore the property rights and the right to pursue happiness for the citizens of Namyangju."
Meanwhile, the Hangang Protection Movement Namyangju Regional Headquarters is a leading local environmental organization that regularly conducts river and waterfront cleanup activities to preserve the clean water quality and ecosystem of the Hangang and its tributaries, and also continues social contribution activities for the underprivileged.
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