Pohang City Senior Officials Donate Government Emergency Disaster Relief Funds to Vulnerable Groups

Representatives of Pohang citizens, forming the 'Post-Corona Pan-Citizen Countermeasure Meeting,' participating in the 'Thanks Challenge' at the inaugural meeting on April 29.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 13th, Pohang City in Gyeongbuk announced that Mayor Lee Kang-deok, Vice Mayor Song Kyung-chang, and 138 senior officials at grade 5 or higher decided to donate the 'COVID-19' emergency disaster relief funds distributed to all citizens.

The total donation amount is about 42 million won. This money will be used to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnated due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and to support vulnerable groups.

The city plans to first deliver daily necessities purchased from local traditional markets to nine social welfare facilities in need of support.

Earlier, Pohang city officials donated 24.94 million won in March to Daegu City, and around the same time, employees of city-invested and affiliated institutions collected part of their salaries to donate about 119 million won to the Red Cross with designated use.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang said, "I am grateful for the warm hearts of the senior officials who willingly participated in the donation for the citizens of Pohang," adding, "These small contributions will come together to provide great strength to the citizens struggling due to COVID-19 and to Pohang's economy."

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