Seochunsu, Hamyang County Governor, Joins 'Having My Hometown Address' Nationwide Relay Challenge

From the 12th, 5 Weeks with Participation of 100 People from 20 Institutions
Responding to Population Decline and Building Consensus Among County Residents

Seochunsoo, Hamyang County Governor, Local Address Possession Nationwide Relay Challenge
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, has launched a county-wide relay challenge called ‘Having My Hometown Address’ starting from the 12th to build public consensus in response to population decline.

This challenge is promoted with the intention that all residents, including those who have not registered their actual residence due to ongoing low birth rates and aging population causing severe population decline, participate together.

As the first participant, Hamyang County Governor Seo Chun-soo, along with Deputy Governor Cha Seok-ho and three department heads, joined in the morning, pledging active participation in having their hometown address, and they nominated Woo Seung-hoon, president of the Hamyang Youth Chamber, as the next participant.

The participation method involves holding a hand sign with the catchphrase, taking a photo, promising to carry out the action, and nominating one subsequent participant. Over five weeks, a total of 100 people from 20 organizations are expected to participate.

Governor Seo said, “Our county is on the verge of falling below 39,000 residents,” and added, “We ask for active cooperation in building public consensus on the seriousness of population decline through this county-wide relay challenge.”

Meanwhile, to actively respond to population decline caused by low birth rates and aging, the county has established a dedicated population policy department and is comprehensively promoting various population increase policies, including five short-term measures such as registering actual residents who have not yet moved in by village, and 39 medium- to long-term measures including 13 discovered through customized population increase research projects.

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