What Did Citizens Expect from ‘Park Hyung-jun Busan’? Quality of Life Must Improve as a ‘Job City’

Busan City Announces Results of Citizen Debate

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] What do Busan citizens most hope for in Mayor Park Hyung-joon's administration?

Improving the quality of life for citizens, including youth employment, emerged as the top priority in a citizen discussion.

The Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Hyung-joon) has published the results of the "Hopeful Messages for the New Administration" citizen discussion on its website to spread messages of hope that empower citizens at the start of the new administration.

The citizen discussion was held over 20 days from April 26 to May 15. A total of 1,141 Busan citizens participated, freely presenting 1,200 diverse opinions. These opinions received 745,167 likes, reflecting citizens' high expectations for Mayor Park Hyung-joon's administration.

According to the collected opinions, the top hopes for the new administration were related to improving citizens' quality of life, including youth job creation (24.9%), urban environment improvement (16.4%), and support for childbirth, childcare, and resolving welfare blind spots (11.3%).

In particular, citizens hoped for abundant jobs through attracting companies and public institutions, stable housing prices, and opportunities to secure comfortable homes through various housing support policies.

They also wished for the development of quality education and cultural infrastructure so that young people would stay in Busan instead of moving to the Seoul metropolitan area, thereby revitalizing the city.

Additionally, opinions were expressed on various other areas such as culture and tourism (10.2%), balanced urban development (10.0%), regional economic revitalization (7.6%), administration through communication and harmony (5.7%), and others (13.9%).

Mayor Park Hyung-joon said, "I thank the many citizens who sent hopeful messages that empower the new administration through the citizen discussion, and I will listen more carefully to diverse voices to create policies that citizens can truly feel."

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