Yeom Dongpo-gu Mayor Chaehyunil: "Overcoming the COVID Crisis, We Will Protect Residents' Safety and the Local Economy"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Chaehyunil, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, stated, "We have been promoting the Yeongdeungpo jjokbangchon public housing project, the nation's first inclusive housing welfare model, and the redevelopment of the red-light district in front of Yeongdeungpo Station, a long-standing wish of the residents." He added, "In the new year of 2021, we will use the achievements so far as a cornerstone to deeply experience the changes and leaps of Yeongdeungpo, further elevating the status of Yeongdeungpo as one of Seoul's three major downtowns and its open, expansive image."

Mayor Cha said in his 2021 New Year's address, "Yeongdeungpo District prioritized the lives and safety of its residents, making every effort for proactive COVID-19 response and thorough quarantine measures."

He continued, "The future of Yeongdeungpo is being newly written centered around Yeongdeungpo Station. We will steadily push forward key projects that will lead Yeongdeungpo's leap, such as creating a pedestrian-friendly street on Yeongjung-ro, improving the residential environment of jjokbangchon and the red-light district, demolishing the Yeongdeungpo Rotary overpass, constructing the 2nd Sejong Cultural Center, establishing the Daeseon Flour Cultural Development Center, and modernizing traditional markets."

Mayor Cha added, "Furthermore, overcoming the COVID-19 crisis, we will protect the safety and livelihood economy of our residents. We will show tangible results in education, culture, economy, housing and living environment, and welfare to further elevate the status of Yeongdeungpo as one of Seoul's three major downtowns."

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New Year's Address

Dear 380,000 residents! This is Chaehyunil, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District.

Thank you deeply for coming together with one heart, wisdom, and strength

to overcome the difficult times of the past year.

Yeongdeungpo District prioritized the lives and safety of its residents,

making every effort for proactive COVID-19 response and thorough quarantine measures.

Also, we have vigorously worked with residents toward a better future for Yeongdeungpo,

promoting the nation's first inclusive housing welfare model, the Yeongdeungpo jjokbangchon public housing project,

and redeveloping the red-light district in front of Yeongdeungpo Station, a long-standing wish of the residents.

In the new year of 2021, we will use the achievements so far as a cornerstone

to deeply experience the changes and leaps of Yeongdeungpo,

further elevating the status of Yeongdeungpo as one of Seoul's three major downtowns and its open, expansive image.

Wishing you a happy new year and may your homes be filled

with health and happiness.

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