Muan-gun Planning Office Donates Entire Prize Money from Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition

All staff members of the Planning Office at Muan County Office donated the entire prize money of 1 million KRW received after winning the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] All staff members of the Planning Office in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, donated the entire prize money of 1 million KRW, which they received after winning the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the 17th Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition last month, to the Muan Seungdal Scholarship Foundation, setting an example for the local community.

The Korea Local Autonomy Management Competition is a policy contest that compares creative policies and differentiated development strategies of local governments. This year, 81 local governments participated in the competition, and Muan-gun achieved the distinction of winning the ministerial award twice consecutively during the 7th local government term, including this competition (previously winning the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Award at the 16th Local Autonomy Management Competition in 2019).

Choi Han-joo, head of the Planning Office, said, “Winning at this management competition is not the effort of an individual but an evaluation of Muan-gun’s comprehensive administrative capabilities, making it a result more welcome than an individual award. The staff who worked hard during the competition agreed to use this prize money for the more meaningful cause of nurturing local talent, and I feel immense gratitude for their love for the region.”

Meanwhile, Muan-gun has been sharing heartwarming news by continuously donating prize money received from institutional commendations, including recently donating 1 million KRW prize money from a contest held by the County Environment Division, making the upcoming year-end even more meaningful.

Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo ohj1358@asiae.co.kr

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