Haenam-gun, Scholarship Fund for Fostering Local Talent Among Public Officials Continues to Increase

Participation in Various Forms Such as Partial Salary, Awards, and Appointment Commemoration

County Governor Myeon-gwan Myung donated the entire salary of 248 million won he received over three years to the scholarship fund. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, has been actively promoting the establishment of a 50 billion KRW scholarship fund since February to secure long-term resources for regional educational development and create a better environment for education.

According to the county on the 13th, donations to the scholarship fund have been continuously made by local companies through business agreements, as well as residents and organizations from various sectors, while the movement among county office officials is also actively rising.

Four exemplary public officials selected in the first half of this year for their dedicated work toward county administration development donated their entire prize money to the scholarship fund. Employees of the Economic Industry Department, who received the grand prize in the Jeollanam-do regional economic revitalization evaluation, also donated their entire reward money.

Fifteen rookie public officials who have just started their careers gathered their intentions to participate in this meaningful cause to commemorate their first anniversary of appointment, and Jeon Chang-woo, Director of the Marine Fisheries Department who worked in exchange for two years from Jeollanam-do to Haenam-gun, also donated 1 million KRW to the scholarship fund, expressing his desire to help the region.

Regular donations are also increasing, including about 40 public officials who donate a fixed amount monthly, such as a public official who pledged to donate 1% of their monthly salary until the day of retirement.

Earlier, County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan, on the third anniversary of the launch of the 7th local government, kept his promise to the residents to “come empty-handed and only receive the love of the residents” by donating the entire 248 million KRW salary he received over three years to the scholarship fund, promising a century-long plan for Haenam education.

At the end of the year, a collective donation of unused welfare points (which would expire) from all county public officials is also planned, and it is expected that the public sector will continue to take the lead in participating in the scholarship fund establishment.

The 50 billion KRW Haenam-gun scholarship fund project has so far expanded into a county-wide movement through agreements with six local companies and about 70 donations from individuals, families, and organizations, totaling 320 million KRW.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan stated, “Public officials have joined with one heart and mind in the establishment of the scholarship fund by residents for regional educational development,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure that no support for improving the educational environment is neglected.”

Haenam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun kh0424@asiae.co.kr

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