Top 10 'Seoul Symbolic Souvenirs' Chosen by Citizens... Online Voting from 3rd to 10th

Among 56 tea expert-reviewed entries, 10 selected by public preference evaluation, awarded Seoul Mayor's Prize

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] A public vote allowing citizens to directly choose Seoul’s representative tourism souvenirs is underway.

On the 1st, Seoul City announced that online voting to select the winners of the Citizen Popularity Award among the entries for the '9th Seoul Symbol Tourism Souvenir Contest' will be held from the 3rd to the 10th.

Now in its 9th year, the ‘Seoul Symbol Tourism Souvenir Contest’ completed document submissions by July 16 and the first round of expert judging on the 21st. Through public judging and a second round of final expert evaluation, a total of 15 winners in the general category?including Grand Prize, Excellence Award, Merit Award, and Idea Award?3 winners in the premium category, and 10 winners of the Citizen Popularity Award will be selected.

The ‘Citizen Popularity Award’ is a category awarded to discover souvenirs reflecting the preferences of the general public, including both domestic and international citizens. Among the total 472 entries, 56 passed the first round of judging, and the top 10 most chosen by citizens will be selected as the ‘Citizen Popularity Award’ winners.

Online voting is open to all citizens, including foreigners, who can participate by accessing the Seoul City e-voting website and following the instructions on the page. Voters can refer to the images and descriptions of the entries and select up to 4 general products and 2 premium products they like. Since phone number verification is used for voting, the same person cannot vote multiple times for the same entry.

The final 28 winners, consisting of 18 awardees from the first and second expert judging rounds and 10 winners of the Citizen Popularity Award, will be announced on the Seoul City website and other channels on the 19th.

Lee Byung-chul, Director of the Seoul Tourism Industry Division, said, “Since the winners are chosen solely by citizens’ votes, the meaning of the ‘Citizen Popularity Award’ is especially significant,” adding, “We look forward to the active interest and participation of citizens in discovering new Seoul symbol tourism souvenirs that will become the face of Seoul tourism.”

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