Kim Sam-ho, Gwangsan District Mayor, Receives 'Top Excellence Award' for Outstanding Local Government Policy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Kim Sam-ho, mayor of Gwangsan District, received the top prize and a first-class award at the “2020 Local Government Excellent Policy and Local Council Excellent Ordinance Competition” hosted by the Democratic Party’s Chamjoeun Local Government Committee.

This competition was organized to discover and spread excellent policies of metropolitan and basic local government heads affiliated with the Democratic Party, as well as outstanding ordinances of metropolitan and basic local council members.

Mayor Kim was honored for his achievements in focusing administrative power on the fields of “economy” and “safety” as the foundation of local decentralization upon his inauguration in the 7th term of direct election, and for leading the Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Meeting.

The Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Meeting is an emergency economic response governance launched in April as the first among nationwide basic local governments, consisting of 44 local public-private-academic sectors to revive the local economy stagnated by COVID-19.

This meeting formed four subcommittees to alleviate difficulties faced by local small and medium enterprises and small business owners through various projects such as emergency relief financial support, industrial complex enterprise support, revitalization of small business owners, and economic vitality campaigns.

In particular, inspired by the “Gold Collecting Movement” that overcame the 1997 IMF financial crisis, the Gwangsan Economic Vaccine funding campaign, support for local companies’ entry into the Gwangsan brand section of the Post Office Shopping Mall, hosting of drive-through local markets, implementation of 1% hope loans, and provision of vitality support funds for business owners have prescribed a total of 12 rounds of “economic vaccines” so far.

Mayor Kim said, “The Gwangsan Economic Vaccine Meeting led the nationwide trend of local governance overcoming the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and has helped small and medium enterprises and small business owners with various economic vaccines,” adding, “Taking this award as an opportunity, we will lead the Democratic Party’s policies with more substantial and diverse projects and bring hope to the Korean economy.”

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