Kim Sam-ho, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, Urges Legal and Institutional Improvements for Gross National Happiness

Attendance at the Regular General Meeting of the 'Haengbok Silhyeon Local Government Council'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] On the 11th, Kim Samho, Mayor of Gwangsan District, attended the regular general meeting of the ‘Happy Realization Local Government Council’ held in Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, where they adopted the ‘Joint Declaration Urging the Promotion of Happiness Policies’ and called for legal and institutional improvements to transform South Korea’s paradigm in the post-COVID-19 era to ‘Gross National Happiness.’

The Happy Realization Local Government Council is a consultative body consisting of 36 local governments nationwide, aiming to build happier local communities together by establishing an institutional foundation for promoting happiness policies.

At the general meeting, about 100 participants attended, including Mayor Kim and heads and officials from 15 member local governments across the country.

Following the adoption of the joint declaration, attendees held a roundtable discussion on the theme of ‘COVID-19, Resident Happiness, and Local Government Response.’

During the roundtable, Mayor Kim introduced Gwangsan District’s ‘Safe Gwangsan Project’ and ‘Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Meeting,’ sharing the situation of overcoming the COVID-19 crisis and expressing opinions on local responses and development directions in accordance with changing times.

Mayor Kim stated that Gwangsan District “will shift from ‘slogans’ to ‘policies’ and from ‘concepts’ to ‘tangible experiences’ this year to attract happiness so that citizens can feel positive changes in their daily lives,” adding, “We will create a city where each of the 420,000 Gwangsan citizens can feel happiness and where anyone can live happily.”

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