Kim Hwan-seon, Manager of Gimhae City, Leads Quarantine Efforts Until Retirement Day

As the Head of the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, Doing My Best Until the End

The retirement ceremony of Manager Kim Hwan-seon (left) was held in the mayor's office at Gimhae City Hall, Gyeongnam. (Photo by Gimhae City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Kim Hwan-seon, Director of the Safety City Division in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, set a good example for junior public officials by leading the COVID-19 prevention efforts on-site until his retirement day.

On the 30th, Director Kim arrived at work as usual and, after the retirement ceremony held in the mayor's office in the morning, he diligently completed his last day of 32 years of public service wearing a yellow civil defense jumper.

Since the beginning of this year, he has been the overall head of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in response to COVID-19, doing his best to prevent the spread of infection.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, “Usually, as retirement approaches, people tend to neglect their duties and become careless, but in that regard, Director Kim Hwan-seon showed a commendable example as a public official until the very end, and I am very grateful.”

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