Seven Citizens of Daegu Practicing 'Citizen Oblige' ... Awarded 'Proud Citizen Award'

7 Recipients Honored for Regional Development at Daegu City Hall on the 11th at 2 PM

From the left, Woo Dae-hyun who received the award, main prize winners Kwon Ki-hoon, Do Jae-young, Han Dae-gon, and special prize winners Geum Hyang-sook, Kim Byung-jun, Lee Sung-ae.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 8th that it will hold the '43rd Proud Citizen Award' ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 11th in the city hall's main conference room.

This year's ceremony was delayed from the usual February 'Daegu Citizens Week' schedule due to the cancellation of the Citizens' Day commemorative ceremony caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To select the recipients of this year's Citizen Award, Daegu City publicly recruited candidates for 63 days from the end of August to October last year. Afterwards, a merit review committee was held for the applicants, and the final recipients were selected: one Grand Prize winner, three main award winners, and three special award winners.

As a result of the review, the 'Grand Prize' was awarded to Woo Dae-hyun, chairman of the Dalseo-gu branch of the Liberation Association, who greatly contributed to inheriting the spirit of the local independence movement and spreading the national veterans' spirit.

The main awards were given by category to ▲ Kwon Ki-hoon, chairman of the Dong-gu Residents' Autonomy Union (community development category), ▲ Do Jae-young, chairman of the Daegu City Council for National Unification (social service), and ▲ Han Dae-gon, chairman of Han Chang Industrial Co., Ltd. (good deeds and filial piety category).

The special awards were given to ▲ Geum Hyang-sook, former chairman of the Daegu Buk-gu Women's Association Council, ▲ Kim Byung-jun, chairman of the Association for a Better World, and ▲ Lee Sung-ae, chairman of the Disabled Women’s Volunteer Association.

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin said, "The volunteer work and good deeds of the Proud Citizen Award recipients serve as a model of 'citizen's obligation' for local residents and are a driving force that once again awakens the spirit of Daegu citizens. I hope a hopeful and happy Daegu community will be created where all Daegu citizens strive to become proud citizens."

Meanwhile, the Daegu City 'Proud Citizen Award,' established in 1977, has honored a total of 137 distinguished individuals over 42 ceremonies. Including this year, the total number of recipients is 144.

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