Seong Jang-hyun, Yongsan District Mayor, "Will Create a High-Class International City"

Seong-gu Mayor's New Year's Address Filmed as Video, Broadcast on District YouTube... Promises for Complete Yongsan Park Development, Modern and Contemporary History Museum Construction

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] “Dear Yongsan family! This year, we will continue the brilliant achievements of Yongsan’s development over the past decade and lay the foundation for the next 100 years.”

This was said by Seong Jong-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan District, at the New Year’s online meeting held on the 4th of the Year of the Ox.

The mayor’s New Year’s address was recorded on video and broadcast on the district’s YouTube channel. Every year, the district has held related events with about 2,000 residents at the Yongsan Art Hall Grand Theater at the beginning of the year, but this year, judging the circumstances unfavorable, the event was changed to a non-face-to-face format.

In his New Year’s address, Mayor Seong said, “Last year, we held a historic Residents’ Day ceremony at the site of the former U.S. military officers’ quarters,” adding, “The park creation project is gaining momentum. We will continue to fulfill Yongsan’s role to ensure that Yongsan Park becomes the world’s best park worthy of future generations.”

He also stated, “We will make Yongsan a sophisticated international city where people and space harmonize,” and expressed his determination, saying, “We will prepare in advance for the extension of the Shinbundang Line, the GTX A and B line projects, as well as the soon-to-be-resumed inter-Korean exchanges and railway connections, striving to become a true center of peace in Northeast Asia, as well as a hub for the global economy and transportation.”

Besides this, the district plans to create ‘Yongsan Parkway,’ a large-scale plaza in front of Yongsan Station that will surpass Gwanghwamun Plaza, and to steadily promote housing development projects within the region.

Mayor Seong also promised residents, “Following the opening of the History Resonance Hall commemorating the independence hero from Yongsan, Lee Bong-chang, we will actively promote the construction of the Yongsan Modern History Museum and the designation of a historical and cultural special district.”

The district will also strengthen its smart city projects. Mayor Seong said, “We will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution era,” adding, “We will accelerate the creation of a smart city integrating ICT technology into residents’ daily lives and overall district administration, and promote the ‘Yongsan-type New Deal.’”

Furthermore, he emphasized, “We will devote ourselves to strengthening welfare infrastructure that everyone can enjoy,” and said, “With the Yongsan Welfare Foundation’s 10 billion won assets, the 10 billion won Dream Tree Scholarship Fund, and the 11 billion won Job Fund, we will continue to support the dreams and hopes of our residents.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.