Jeong Myeong-hee, Mayor of Buk-gu, Busan, "Sorry for not being able to provide disaster relief funds... Please trust and wait"

The Only District Among 16 Autonomous Districts in Busan City That Could Not Provide Payment

Busan Buk-gu is the only district among 16 districts and counties that has not decided to provide basic disaster income. In this context, Jung Myung-hee, the head of Busan Buk-gu Office, apologized, saying, "I am sorry" regarding the disaster relief fund payment.
/Photo by Jung Myung-hee (Facebook capture)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Among the 16 districts and counties in Busan, Buk-gu is the only one that has not decided to provide disaster basic income, and Jeong Myeonghui, the head of Busan Buk-gu Office, apologized saying "I am sorry" regarding the disaster relief fund payment.

On the 22nd, Jeong posted a message titled "This Night When It Is Hard to Stop Tears Flowing" on her Facebook.

Jeong said, "After returning home late, tears I had held back flow down as I read the posts," adding, "Among the disaster relief funds of 50,000 won provided by each district and county, only our Buk-gu has not been able to provide it."

She continued, "There are many people blaming the district administration for this, and many who support us," and lamented, "It is heartbreaking to persuade the staff amid the criticism from those asking 'Why don’t you give it?'"

She apologized, saying, "I feel sorry beyond words as if the reason for not being able to provide the support fund is entirely my fault."

She also appealed, "I struggled with how to explain the circumstances of not being able to provide the funds and even prepared an appeal letter to the residents, but it was not distributed," adding, "It is hard for me to accept the situation where only our district cannot provide it."

She further explained, "I think the city also feels a heavy burden regarding this. We have been considering methods together with the city," and "The city is also positively reviewing possible options."

In conclusion, she said, "(Nevertheless) it pains me to the bone," and added, "I will come up with the best answer for our Buk-gu residents. Please trust the staff, trust me, and wait."

Meanwhile, among the 16 districts and counties in Busan, 15 have decided to provide emergency living support funds, with only Buk-gu remaining.

The reason Buk-gu has not yet decided to provide the disaster basic income is known to be due to its poor financial situation.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.