Why Did Gwanak-gu Give New Public Officials Tumblers Engraved with Integrity Pledges?

- Hosting an Event to Create Integrity Pledge Phrases for 117 Newly Appointed Public Officials
- Engraving Fresh and Clever Phrases on Tumblers for Individual Production and Distribution

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) held a meaningful event where the integrity pledges of 117 new public officials were individually engraved on tumblers and distributed.

The event was held for newly appointed public officials taking their first steps in public service, aiming to reflect on the meaning of integrity, utilize it more meaningfully, and contribute to the spread of an integrity culture.

Held from September to the end of October, the event originally started as a contest for integrity pledge phrases, with all 117 new employees participating, enhancing its significance.

There were many creative phrases reflecting the spirit of integrity, such as the cleverly rhymed ▲Gwanak-gu ‘Cheong’ forever ‘Ryeom’ ▲actively incorporating their own work with ‘Trash needs to be reduced, but integrity needs no reduction!’ ▲reflecting the current situation with ‘Integrity CON:TACT Corruption UN:TACT’ ▲highlighting the tumbler’s characteristics with ‘Cheongnyeomsu粹’ ▲a sip of integrity ▲and a parody of a popular phrase ‘You cannot hide your conscience with a mask,’ all showing fresh ideas fitting for new public officials.

Accordingly, the district adopted all 117 submitted phrases as each was original and fully embodied the employees’ commitment to integrity, producing and distributing tumblers individually engraved with their own integrity phrases.

The district plans to continue promoting new forms of education to spread the culture of integrity beyond traditional training frameworks, striving to create an organizational culture where employees can think about integrity more proactively.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “Seeing the integrity phrases thoughtfully written by new public officials gave me an opportunity to reaffirm my own commitment to integrity,” and added, “We will actively promote new methods of integrity education and do our best to create a transparent Gwanak-gu.”

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