Gyeonggi-do New Year's Ceremony Held for 2nd Consecutive Year at Fire Headquarters... Lee Jae-myung Urges "Have a Sense of Duty"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, held this year's opening ceremony at the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters, following last year.

At the '2020 Opening Ceremony' held on the 3rd floor of the annex building of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon on the 2nd, Governor Lee emphasized, "Protecting the lives and safety of the people is the most important duty of the state," and urged, "Please carry out your public duties with pride and a sense of mission as the agents who determine the fate of the Republic of Korea."

He particularly stated, "I hope we can give meaning to holding the opening ceremony again this year at the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, as we did last year," and emphasized, "The lives and safety of the people are the most important duty of the state, and the role of firefighters who protect the lives and safety of the people on the front lines is truly important."

He continued, "Public officials may think of their status and influence as 'mine,' but that is absolutely not the case. It is only temporarily entrusted," adding, "The best term to describe a public official seems to be 'maeseum' (servant). Ultimately, the position of a public official is determined by the owner, the people."

He also said, "The most important role of public officials is to maintain order fairly and transparently so that members of the nation can have predictable hope," and urged, "Whether public officials exercise their authority fairly and well ultimately determines the fate of the country. Since the fate of the next generation and the fate of the Republic of Korea depend on the hands of public officials, I hope they take pride in thinking, 'I am the very agent.'

At the ceremony, an event was also held where Governor Lee and three Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters employees played 'Yutnori' to predict this year's fortune for Gyeonggi Province.

The event was conducted by Governor Lee and three employees holding and throwing yut sticks inscribed with the core values of the 7th local government term: ▲Fairness ▲Welfare ▲Peace ▲Safety, and then revealing a four-character idiom representing this year's fortune based on the results.

The event result presented 'Jeonhwawibok (轉禍爲福),' meaning 'a disaster turns into a blessing,' as this year's fortune for Gyeonggi Province.

Governor Lee said, "This is my favorite phrase," and emphasized, "Many events and situations happen in the world, with both crisis factors and opportunity factors. By controlling the crisis factors and nurturing the opportunity factors, a crisis becomes an opportunity. The same applies to public service; with our efforts combined, things can improve."

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