[Photo] Kim Su-young, Yangcheon District Mayor, Signs Business Agreement with Life Forest to Realize 'Garden City Yangcheon'

[Seoul District Photo News] Chaehyunil, Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor, Visits Relay Support Site at Screening Clinic... Gwangjin-gu, Gwangjin Police Station, and ADT Caps Co., Ltd. Sign Business Agreement for Single-Person Household 'Jikyeojwo Homes' Security Service... Oh Seung-rok, Nowon-gu Mayor, Attends Permade and ID Donation Ceremony

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 27th at 2 p.m., Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon District, signed a business agreement with Life Forest Corporation in the Open Participation Room on the 5th floor of the district office to realize the 'Garden City Yangcheon.'

With the signing of the agreement between Mayor Kim and Heo Sang-man, Chairman of Life Forest Corporation, Yangcheon District and Life Forest Corporation agreed to mutually cooperate to create a healthy ecosystem through sustainable urban forests, to establish and expand urban forests for the garden city Yangcheon, and to spread green culture including citizen participation.

On the 27th afternoon, Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, took a commemorative photo with members of the Yeouido-dong Sports Association who participated in the relay cheer challenge at the Yeouido-dong screening clinic.

On that day, members of the occupational groups from Yeouido-dong and Dorim-dong visited each district's screening clinic to deliver messages of support and snacks to the on-site medical staff and workers.

Mayor Chae expressed gratitude to the occupational group members who participated in the cheer relay and encouraged the on-site medical staff and workers for their hard work.

In Yeongdeungpo District, a 'Relay Cheer Challenge' for screening clinic staff working on the front lines of COVID-19 prevention is ongoing, centered on occupational groups in Yeouido-dong, Dorim-dong, and Dangsan 1-dong.

Mayor Chae Hyun-il said, "I sincerely thank the citizens for their goodwill in sending warm encouragement and support," and added, "With the cooperation of the citizens, the district will do its best to restore daily life as soon as possible through thorough quarantine and vaccination administration."

Gwangjin District (Mayor Kim Seon-gap) held a business agreement ceremony on the 27th in the mayor's office with Gwangjin Police Station and ADT Caps for the 'Protect Homez' security service for single-person households.

'Protect Homez' is a project that provides security devices such as wireless CCTV at the entrance and supports emergency dispatch services by the police and security companies in case of dangerous situations.

Currently, there are 79,525 single-person households in Gwangjin District, accounting for 48% of all households. Accordingly, the district is proactively promoting the 'Protect Homez' security service support project to prevent crimes against single-person households.

Through this agreement, the district will select support recipients and subsidize monthly usage fees, Gwangjin Police Station will cooperate with ADT Caps to support emergency dispatch in case of intrusion alarms, and ADT Caps will provide installation of security services, handling of service complaints, and free installation fees.

The district will provide free monthly usage fees of 9,900 KRW for one year to a total of 850 households. In particular, the eligibility criteria have been expanded to include not only male and female single-person households but also legally single-parent households and households composed only of women (such as sisters, mother and daughter, grandparent and grandchild), differentiating it from other districts.

Applications will be accepted in September through the district office website and visits to community service centers.

The 'Protect Homez' security devices consist of wireless CCTV at the entrance, intrusion detection sensors, SOS emergency bells, and a mobile app, and are installed free of charge without separate drilling work.

Main features include ▲real-time video monitoring at the entrance ▲loitering detection and alerts ▲two-way communication ▲24-hour dispatch service, and compensation services are also provided free of charge for theft up to 10 million KRW, damage up to 5 million KRW, fire up to 100 million KRW, and parcel theft up to 500,000 KRW.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin District, said, "We will expand the number of beneficiaries so that the increasing number of single-person households can live safely," and added, "Going forward, Gwangjin District plans to form and operate a special task force for single-person households and implement customized support policies reflecting the growing demand."

On the morning of the 27th at 11 a.m., Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon District, attended the donation ceremony of Permaid & ID at the mayor's office.

Permaid & ID is a company that manufactures and sells office chairs and distributes office furniture. Through the donation ceremony, they sponsored 75 Barun Chairs (worth a total of 2.9 million KRW).

The district announced that the donated items will be provided to four welfare institutions for the disabled in the region. The donation ceremony was attended by Mayor Oh Seung-rok, Permaid & ID CEO Choi Yoon-young, and others, proceeding with the donation and commemorative photo session.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok expressed gratitude, saying, "I understand that business operations have been difficult due to COVID-19, so I appreciate your decision to support us like this," and added, "We will make sure that the valuable donated items are used where they are most needed."

Seongbuk District (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) received 1 million KRW in quarantine support funds from Saejongam Saemaeul Credit Union on the 25th to wish for overcoming COVID-19.

Saejongam Saemaeul Credit Union stated that during the difficult times of COVID-19, as a community-based financial institution, it decided to support quarantine expenses to local community organizations leading private quarantine activities in Jongam-dong, including the autonomous crime prevention squad, autonomous disaster prevention group, and Saemaeul leaders' council.

Kim Seong-hee, Chairman of Saejongam Saemaeul Credit Union, said, "To repay the love received from local residents, we will not only deliver quarantine support funds but also strive to revitalize the local economy, which is the foundation of win-win cooperation. We will continue social contribution activities such as cultural and artistic lifelong education for the healthy and prosperous lives of local residents, voluntary volunteer activities of all Saemaeul Credit Union family members, and welfare improvement for vulnerable groups."

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