Kim Junsung, Yeonggwang County Governor, Begins Duties with Signing of Integrity Pledge

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 2nd that they started their duties by signing the anti-corruption and integrity pledge at the county office.

The county inserts the anti-corruption and integrity pledge into the work notebooks produced and distributed annually to affiliated public officials, pledging to live with integrity and eradicate corruption.

This year as well, all 900 public officials, including the governor, welcomed the new year with the integrity pledge.

The pledge commits public officials to serve as role models in creating a fair and just society through an honest work attitude and eradication of corruption. It includes compliance with laws and principles as public officials, kind and fair handling of tasks for residents, and actively reporting matters that undermine fairness and integrity.

Last year, the county achieved its best-ever result by receiving a ‘Grade 1’ in the public institution integrity evaluation conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission.

Additionally, among 82 nationwide county-level local governments, Yeonggwang-gun was the only one to receive a Grade 1, gaining a new reputation as an honest local government.

In the corruption prevention policy evaluation hosted by Jeollanam-do, the county also won the ‘Grand Prize,’ celebrating a double success by achieving the highest results in both ‘integrity and corruption prevention’ fields.

Governor Kim Jun-seong said, “Integrity is a process of removing inconveniences felt by residents one by one, so we will create a happy Yeonggwang together with residents through more closely connected administration.”

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