Gwangju Dong-gu Awarded Minister of the Interior and Safety Prize for Excellence in Outdoor Advertising Work

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 4th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘2020 Outdoor Advertising Work Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for local governments nationwide, and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

Dong-gu received high evaluations across all tasks, including ▲creating a safe and pleasant living environment through the maintenance of illegal advertisements 365 days a year ▲creating public jobs through illegal advertisement maintenance projects ▲contributing to the advancement of outdoor advertising work through efficient and systematic management of outdoor advertisements.

In particular, last year, safety inspections were focused on dangerous signs and rooftop signs in the district in preparation for typhoons, maintaining old and hazardous signs, and while promoting the Chungjang-ro 1-ga sign improvement project, actively collecting residents’ opinions and producing diverse and unique signs for each business, gaining high responses from residents.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “I am pleased that various efforts to create clean streets, such as the Chungjang-ro sign improvement project, have been recognized for their results,” and added, “We will continue to maintain outdoor advertisements to create streets where people want to walk and visit, and establish a desirable outdoor advertising culture.”

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