Assemblywoman Yang Hyang-ja's First 'Legislative Report Meeting' a Great Success

Ontact Event for Local Residents Using Zoom and YouTube Live Broadcast

Interactive Communication Draws Attention with Chatroom Discussions in a 'Talk Concert' Format

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Yang Hyang-ja, Member of the National Assembly (Democratic Party of Korea·Gwangju Seo-gu Eul), successfully concluded an ontact constituency report meeting held for local residents on the 4th.

This constituency report meeting was conducted using Zoom and YouTube live streaming due to COVID-19, receiving great responses from residents.

Assemblywoman Yang said, “Even now, every Saturday morning I walk around Pungam Lake, and on Sunday mornings I volunteer with the resident autonomy committee members, communicating with local residents three days out of seven,” adding, “Nevertheless, I wanted to meet and listen to more residents, so I held the ontact constituency report meeting.”

The meeting was held under the theme “Eight months of legislative activities that corrected history and firmly established the economy.” It began with greetings from city and district council members of Seo-gu Eul, followed by video congratulatory speeches from Kim Sang-hee, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Kim Tae-nyeon, Floor Leader, and Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju, an eight-month legislative activity report, and a Q&A session with online participants.

On that day, the constituency report meeting detailed the status of local projects and budget acquisition achievements to the residents, and attracted attention by being conducted in a talk concert format where opinions were exchanged through Zoom and YouTube chat windows.

In particular, Assemblywoman Yang reported on the progress of long-standing local projects through conversations with residents, including ▲relocation of the Maluek-dong ammunition depot ▲construction of the National Trauma Healing Center ▲construction of the Gwangju Traditional Life Music Hall ▲construction of the Seo-gu Complex Community Center ▲and the Pungam Lake water quality improvement project.

At the end of the constituency report meeting, Assemblywoman Yang received enthusiastic applause from attendees by performing a rewritten version of the song “Dokdo is Our Land” as a local project achievement.

Assemblywoman Yang said, “This constituency report meeting was a time to look back on the eight months of hectic work since my election and a good opportunity to plan the future development of Seo-gu together with residents,” adding, “In the future, I will continue to hold constituency report meetings that communicate interactively with residents, moving away from one-way reports, and increase contact points with residents.”

Meanwhile, the video of Assemblywoman Yang’s ‘2021 Ontact Constituency Report Meeting’ is freely available for replay on her YouTube channel ‘Hyangja TV.’

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