Why Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, Received Applause for Accelerating Efforts to Revive the Local Economy?

Oh District Mayor Shows Efforts to Revive Local Economy Through Market Opening Amid Government's Economic Recovery Moves as Social Distancing Lowers to Level 1

On the 29th at 2:30 PM, District Mayor Oh Seung-rok visited the 'Visiting Gangwon-do Traditional Market, Clean Gangwon-do Excellent Agricultural and Specialty Products One-Heart Market' held at Junggye Neighborhood Park and engaged in conversations with the merchants.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] The efforts of Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, to revive the local economy are remarkable.

As social distancing was lowered to Level 1, Mayor Oh has actively opened on-site events such as village festivals and direct transaction markets, seemingly in step with the government's economic revitalization efforts, gathering people together.

This active on-site approach by Mayor Oh is more vigorous than that of any other district mayor, drawing attention to the background of his actions. Recently, Mayor Oh has been handling 2 to 3 on-site schedules per day, showing confidence in overcoming COVID-19.

On the 17th, when social distancing was lowered to Level 1, Mayor Oh began his economic revitalization efforts by consecutively holding the ‘Village Community Festival’ at Danghyeoncheon, a famous spot in Nowon, and the ‘Gyeongchun Line Forest Trail Flea Market’. From 1 PM that day, the flea market was held in front of the Gyeongchun Line Forest Trail Visitor Center and continued until 9 PM, exhibiting and selling 14 types of creative handmade crafts such as knitting, accessories, tumblers, and shopping bags.

Just a month ago, such events were hardly imaginable.

Mayor Oh’s activities gradually gained momentum, and on the 23rd at 2 PM, the Nowon Social Economy Joint Purchase Expo was held. Later that day at 6 PM, he also attended the lighting ceremony of the ‘2020 Nowon Moonlight Walk’ held at the floor fountain plaza in front of Seongseo University by Danghyeoncheon.

On the 24th from 2:30 PM, he participated in the donation ceremony of direct transaction market goods from Goheung County at Junggye Neighborhood Park, conveying hometown goodwill. Then, from 5 PM, he attended the opening ceremony of the Bulamsan Healing Center.

On the 28th from 10 AM, a public-private-academic regional economic council business agreement ceremony was held at the district office. Following that, at 11 AM, he attended the opening ceremony of the ‘Healing Daengdaengi House’.

On the 29th at 2:30 PM, he visited the Gangwon Province Excellent Agricultural and Livestock Products One-Heart Market held at Junggye Neighborhood Park. Later at 5 PM, he also attended the opening ceremony of the Nowon Childcare Center.

On the 30th from 2 PM, he attended the opening ceremony of the Nowon Children’s Theater, and from 3 PM, held the award ceremony for winners of the Nowon University Student Idea Contest.

On the 31st, from 1 PM to 5 PM, he plans to attend and encourage the ‘Companion Animal Culture Festival’, an adoption event for abandoned dogs, held at Deungnamu Neighborhood Park in Junggye-dong.

Mayor Oh’s increasing presence on-site and among residents is interpreted as a strong intention to gradually revive the local economy.

District Mayor Oh Seung-rok attended the opening ceremony of Nowon Children's Theater at 2 p.m. on the 30th.

This aligns with the central government’s accelerated efforts to revive the economy despite maintaining strict vigilance over COVID-19 prevention, and is expected to receive positive evaluations.

A Nowon District official said, "While thoroughly implementing COVID-19 prevention, it seems the atmosphere is to gradually increase neighborhood events so that residents’ activities can increase," and analyzed, "Mayor Oh Seung-rok’s actions appear to be in line with the government’s ‘economic revitalization’ policy."

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