'Sewol Ferry 7th Anniversary' Mayor Oh Se-hoon: "We Must Create Change in All Areas of Society... I Will Make a 'Manual Seoul'"

Disaster and Crisis Response Posture Inspection... "Shocked to Hear About Sewol Ferry... Determined to Build a Nation Strong Against Crises and Sudden Accidents"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced that he will inspect the disaster and crisis response system on the 7th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster and create a 'Manual Seoul.'

On the 16th, in a statement titled "Expressing Determination on the 7th Anniversary of the Sewol Ferry Disaster," Mayor Oh said, "I will be a mayor dedicated to making Seoul and South Korea strong in times of crisis," adding, "(Upon hearing the news of the Sewol ferry accident) I was devastated. My heart ached so deeply that I was left speechless with helplessness."

Mayor Oh, who was volunteering as an advisor at the Lima City Hall in Peru when he received the news, added, "After the accident, the heartbreaking news from my homeland made living abroad even harder to endure."

He also conveyed his resolve inspired by the Sewol ferry disaster. Mayor Oh stated, "I was determined to eradicate corruption and transform South Korea into a manual-based society, creating a country resilient to crises and unexpected accidents," emphasizing, "What we must do on the day of remembrance is to confirm that our society is steadily building social capital based on compliance and trust to advance into a more mature and safer society."

He expressed the position that not only uncovering the truth but also all sectors of society must bring about change.

Mayor Oh said, "President Moon Jae-in still places great emphasis on uncovering the truth," adding, "For the sacrifice of our precious children not to be in vain, we must not stop at uncovering the truth; all sectors of our society must come forward to create change."

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