Daegu City Celebrates 'Citizen's Day', Awards 'Citizen Award Grand Prize' to Lim Sang-gyu, Chairman of Kyungin Pharmaceutical

Three Main Awards by Category (Choi Sang-sik for Community Development, Kang Min-jung for Social Service, Lee Jeong-sook for Good Deeds), Two Special Awards (Yang Gyun-yeol, Kim Tae-su) Presented

From the left, Mr. Im Sang-gyu, Grand Prize winner of the 44th Daegu Citizen Award; Mr. Choi Sang-sik, Community Development Division; Ms. Kang Min-jung, Social Service Division; Ms. Lee Jung-sook, Good Deeds and Filial Piety Division; Special Award recipients Mr. Yang Gyun-ryeol and Mr. Kim Tae-su.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Daegu City announced on the 19th that it will award six recipients selected for the '44th Proud Citizen Award' at the 'Daegu Citizens' Day' ceremony at 2:30 PM on the 21st.

To select the Citizen Award recipients, Daegu City publicly recruited candidates for 57 days from September 3 to October 30 last year, held a merit review committee, and finally selected one Grand Prize winner, three main awardees, and two special awardees at the end of last year.

This year’s Grand Prize winner, Lim Sang-gyu, Chairman of Kyungin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., was recognized for his contributions to improving public health through exemplary pharmacy and pharmaceutical company management.

For the main awards, Choi Sang-sik, Chairman of the Workplace and Factory Saemaul Movement Daegu City Council, was selected in the community development category; Kang Min-jung, Chairperson of the Korean Red Cross Volunteer Association National Council, in the social service category; and Lee Jung-sook, Chairperson of the Korean Red Cross Daegu Jung-gu Branch Council, in the good deeds and filial piety category.

Additionally, the special awards went to Yang Gyun-yeol, Chairperson of the Suseong-gu Community Security Council, and Kim Tae-su, Chairman of the Hanuri Volunteer Group, for their efforts supporting marginalized groups in the community.

Since establishing the 'Proud Citizen Award' in 1977, Daegu City has selected and honored individuals who serve as role models for all citizens. With this ceremony, a total of 150 people have been honored over 44 editions.

Cha Hyuk-kwan, Director of the Daegu City Autonomous Administration Bureau, stated, "We will permanently record and preserve the achievements of those who have illuminated our region and ensure full respect for proud citizens by inviting them as guests to various Daegu City events."

Meanwhile, Daegu City, which designated February 21 as 'Daegu Citizens' Day' to coincide with the National Debt Repayment Movement Memorial Day, has set the period until the 28th as 'Daegu Citizens Week' and prepared various cultural events. Although the 'Citizens' Day' was changed from October to February for the first time early last year, the inaugural ceremony was canceled due to COVID-19 occurring three days before the event.

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