Gwangju Dong-gu Chungjang Festival Selected as 'Excellent Local Government' in Safety Inspection

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju announced on the 24th that the '18th Nostalgic Chungjang Festival' held last year was selected as an excellent local government in the COVID-19 quarantine measures and safe festival hosting evaluation conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and received the 'Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.'

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety selected a total of 18 local governments nationwide, including Dong-gu, Gwangju, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Dong-gu, Busan, Jung-gu, Daegu, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk, after on-site safety inspections and deliberations by the public evaluation committee for regional festivals held by local governments nationwide throughout last year.

Among the local governments selected in this evaluation, Dong-gu, Gwangju was the only one nationwide to be chosen as an 'excellent local government,' while the other 17 local governments received individual commendations for their public officials.

Im Taek, head of Dong-gu, said, "I am pleased and proud that the Chungjang Festival, a representative cultural tourism festival of Korea in the With-Corona era, has become a national standard for safe and secure model festivals." He added, "We will not be complacent and will make even greater efforts to make this year's 19th Chungjang Festival a global festival enjoyed by people all over the world."

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