Four Individuals Honored by Gwangju Nam-gu Office Receive Presidential Citation and Government Awards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Four public officials who have brightened Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City while performing their official duties were selected as excellent and exemplary public officials by the government and received government awards including the Presidential Citation.

According to Nam-gu on the 11th, Kim Yong-hoon (Accounting Division, Grade 6) received the Presidential Citation for successfully promoting the Nam-gu Comprehensive Government Building consignment development project to enhance public value through efficient management of public property.

Last year, he made a significant contribution to resolving the vacancy rate of the Nam-gu Comprehensive Government Building by attracting the Honam branch of the Korea Land and Housing Safety Management Institute, the Gwangju Worker's Welfare Corporation Occupational Disease Committee, and the call center. In addition, he led a victory in legal disputes such as the lawsuit filed by Mega Mall in 2020 regarding the escalator transfer fee within the government building.

Furthermore, he was selected as an excellent public official for contributing to the financial expansion of Nam-gu through the sale of public properties such as the old Nam-gu Office site in Bongseon-dong.

Kim Ki-han (Senior Policy Division, Grade 6) was selected as an excellent public official and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award for his work promoting a happy life for the elderly in the district.

While promoting elderly-related work, Kim provided more than 5,800 jobs for seniors in the era of the 100-year lifespan, established senior centers in three small apartment complexes without senior centers, promoted the expansion construction of the Nam-gu Senior Welfare Center, and supported active old age life for seniors by hosting silver singing contests.

Shin Eun-kyung (Health Life Support Division, Grade 6), a veteran in the health field, also received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award with the honor of an excellent public official.

While working at the Juwol Health Life Support Center, Shin devoted great effort to creating a healthy village by providing various health promotion services such as walking leader training education based on local characteristics and resident demand for residents of Juwol-dong and Hyodeok-dong, and ‘Home Help medical care for elderly living alone and disabled persons.’

Kim Yeon-ho (Resident Autonomy Division, Grade 6), who demonstrated outstanding skills in various fields, received the Prime Minister’s Citation and will receive exemplary public official allowances of 50,000 won per month for three years.

While working in the Civil Service Department and Regional Economy Division, he was the first in the nation to implement the civil rights notification system to improve civil administrative services, and established a local food system to create a win-win economic framework benefiting both producers and consumers.

He also contributed to receiving the highest grade in the pledge fulfillment evaluation through systematic management of pledge projects.

These public officials stated, “We will do our best to fulfill our duties as public officials to lead the development of the local community and create a happy Nam-gu for all 220,000 residents.”

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