Gangjin-gun Wins the 2020 Gwangju-Jeonnam Local Autonomy Management Award 'Grand Prize'

Happy Results of Gangjin Achieved Together with Residents Revealed

Gangjin County received the Grand Prize at the "2020 11th Gwangju-Jeonnam Local Government Management Awards" on the 11th. (Photo by Gangjin County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 12th, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it received the Grand Prize in the ‘2020 11th Gwangju-Jeonnam Local Autonomy Management Awards (hereinafter Local Autonomy Management Awards).’

Hosted by Gwangnam Ilbo, the Local Autonomy Management Awards annually recognize outstanding local governments in Gwangju and Jeonnam cities, counties, and districts that have enhanced regional competitiveness and residents' quality of life in seven categories: administrative services, creativity and innovation, culture and tourism, health and welfare, economic revitalization, safety and environment, and human resource development.

Since the launch of the 7th elected administration, Gangjin-gun has been practicing a communicative governance to realize the administrative slogan, ‘Happy Gangjin Together, Citizens Are the Owners.’

In particular, it was highly recognized for achieving 100% sales of the Gangjin Industrial Complex by focusing on attracting companies to create jobs, and also received favorable evaluations for increasing tourists and revitalizing the local economy through ‘Gangjin, the 2019 Tourism City of the Year.’

After the launch of the 7th elected administration, the Job Creation Division was newly established, and through institutional foundations such as the inauguration of the Private Investment Attraction Committee and fostering a business-friendly atmosphere, the sales rate, which had remained at 16.4%, successfully reached 100% by the end of June last year, just one year after the inauguration.

Additionally, in the tourism sector, it successfully led ‘Gangjin, the 2019 Tourism City of the Year,’ attracting a record-high 2.56 million tourists, and expanded tourism infrastructure as a stay-type tourism city by attracting private investment in accommodations such as tourist hotels and staging the Madanggeuk (traditional Korean outdoor play) performance ‘Jomangan (Time Meeting Joseon),’ which reenacts Gangjin’s history and figures.

Furthermore, new cultural and tourism contents are continuously being expanded, including ‘Gangjin’s Montmartre Hill,’ the creation of a provincial garden, the Gangjin Bay Ecological Cluster, and the Gangjin Bay Sunset Landscape.

Moreover, the policy to convert village senior centers into basic welfare facilities, a customized policy to realize a happy welfare community for the elderly, received great response.

County Governor Lee Seung-ok said, “This award is a result achieved together by all citizens and public officials who have worked for the development of the county administration,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to create a happy Gangjin together without losing our original intention.”

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