Gwanak-gu Mayor Park Jun-hee Returns 30% of Salary to Overcome COVID-19

In light of prolonged COVID-19, residents share pain by returning 30% of salary for 4 months... Masks to be purchased for vulnerable groups through Community Chest of Korea

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Park Jun-hee, the mayor of Gwanak-gu, will return 30% of his salary for four months starting this month to overcome the crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19.

This salary return is being promoted to participate in the salary return movement of government officials including the President and ministers and vice ministers, as well as the agreement of 25 district mayors belonging to the Seoul City District Mayors' Association to return 30% of their salaries.

Mayor Park said, "I decided to return my salary as a natural act to share the pain with residents who are suffering due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation," and added, "I am glad to be able to support residents who are suffering from COVID-19 even a little."

The returned salary will be used to purchase masks for vulnerable groups such as the elderly through the Community Chest of Korea.

Gwanak-gu is conducting a "Good Mask Sharing" campaign, where all employees of the district office personally donate health masks of KF80 or higher for vulnerable groups and receive cloth masks made by volunteers in return, which has received a positive response from residents.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, "We are prioritizing preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the local community and concentrating all response capabilities to ensure the safety of residents," and added, "I ask residents to actively participate in the social distancing campaign for the rapid overcoming of COVID-19."

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