Dongdaemun-gu 2020 New Year's Meeting Successfully Held

On the 10th at 2 PM, Dongdaemun-gu 2020 New Year's Meeting held at District Office Multipurpose Auditorium... Sharing New Year Vision with 1,500 Participants

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun District, is reading the "2020 New Year's Address" at the 2020 New Year's Meeting held at 2 p.m. on the 10th in the multipurpose auditorium of Dongdaemun District Office.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) held the '2020 New Year's Greeting Meeting' at 2 p.m. on the 10th in the multipurpose auditorium of the district office.

This New Year's Greeting Meeting was organized to convey New Year's greetings to the residents and introduce the vision of Dongdaemun-gu for 2020.

The event began with a performance by the district youth orchestra conductor and a congratulatory performance by the district boys and girls choir, attended by about 1,500 people including Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, members of the National Assembly, city and district council members, and Dongdaemun-gu residents.

Following this, a video showing New Year's wishes from various sectors such as police and fire station staff, postal workers, members of multicultural families, senior citizens at senior centers, and children at daycare centers was screened.

In his New Year's address, Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol announced plans to create a safe living city by operating a control room overseeing 2,210 CCTV cameras 24 hours a day; a child-friendly childcare and education city by providing 10,000 KRW per month for infant snacks and supporting an education expense budget of 6.6 billion KRW, ranking third among Seoul's autonomous districts; a welfare city sharing and enjoying benefits by expanding district day care centers, establishing and operating the Dongdaemun Senior Club, and increasing the national merit veterans' welfare allowance; a growth city driving regional development through over 60 redevelopment and reconstruction projects, urban regeneration New Deal projects in areas such as Jegi-dong Gamcho Village, Godeaeap Village, Cheongnyangni General Market, Dapsimni, Jangan-dong, and Hongneung, and constructing a 220-space underground parking lot at Cheongnyangni Fruit and Vegetable Market; and a cultural city blooming daily life by promoting the construction of a Seoul representative library and repairing, expanding, and maintaining walking trails along Jungnangcheon, Seongbukcheon, and Jeongneungcheon streams.

The event concluded with a congratulatory song by the district women's choir and guests gathering to cut a traditional steamed rice cake (sirutteok) together.

In the event hall lobby, a 'Yutnori Hope Fundraising' event was held where participants threw large yut sticks and donated a certain amount based on the results, and a wish tree was installed where people could write and hang their New Year's wishes, attracting attention.

Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu said, "Thanks to the active support and encouragement of the residents last year, Dongdaemun-gu was able to finish the year safely without major incidents and received good external evaluations. Many people encouraged me to run in this year's National Assembly general election, but I believe dedicating myself to district administration is keeping my promise to the residents. This year, I will diligently carry out the planned projects to make Dongdaemun-gu a good and desirable city to live in."

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