Bucheon City Selected as 'MY HERO' by UK Environmental Organization for "Active Response to COVID-19"

Jang Deokcheon, Mayor of Bucheon, is receiving the 'My Hero' certificate and posing for a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Bucheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province has been recognized for its proactive response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and was selected for the '2020 My Hero' award organized by the UK's international environmental organization, The Green Organisation.

The My Hero campaign is an international initiative that expresses gratitude to institutions, medical personnel, and individuals who have made efforts to improve our lives to be better, wealthier, and warmer through outstanding actions. The Green Organisation, which hosts this campaign, is a UK-based international environmental group promoting global tree-planting movements to protect the environment.

Those selected for My Hero receive a certificate recognizing their efforts in the community, and trees are planted in areas affected by environmental disasters or in emerging countries in the name of the awardees, contributing to environmental protection.

Since the first confirmed COVID-19 case in February, Bucheon City has been honored with the My Hero award for its disaster response leadership by actively managing transparent information disclosure, considerate quarantine management, and social distancing measures.

Mayor Jang Deokcheon said, "I am pleased that Bucheon City is internationally recognized through the My Hero selection and that we can participate in tree planting for global environmental protection. I hope this recognition brings great hope to citizens weary from COVID-19."

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