Pohang Mayor Lee Gang-deok Inaugurated as the First Three-Term Mayor Since City Promotion... A Strong Start for the 8th Elected Term

Before the Inauguration Ceremony, Paying Tribute at the Memorial Tower... The First Schedule of the '9th Pohang Mayor' Begins

Lee Gang-deok, Mayor of Pohang.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 1st, Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang officially took office as the 9th mayor of Pohang in the 8th term of direct election, taking a new first step toward a greater Pohang.

The inauguration ceremony held at the Culture and Arts Center invited about 1,000 people including citizens from various social classes and internal and external guests, proceeding consistently in a bright and hopeful atmosphere of great unity. A YouTube live broadcast was also conducted to provide an opportunity for citizens and public officials who had difficulty attending to watch.

Starting with a lively and energetic pre-ceremony performance by the Municipal Symphony Orchestra celebrating the vigorous start of the 8th term, the ceremony included the national anthem, reading of congratulatory messages for Mayor Lee Kang-deok’s inauguration from President Yoon Seok-yeol and Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, screening of a congratulatory video from Governor Lee Cheol-woo of Gyeongbuk Province, and congratulatory speeches by National Assembly members Kim Jeong-jae and Kim Byung-wook.

Following this, a video message titled ‘Promises of the 8th Term’ containing Mayor Lee Kang-deok’s promises and pledges to the citizens of Pohang was screened, and after taking the oath of office, he received congratulatory bouquets from the ‘Inauguration Babies’ born in July 2014, when he was first elected.

Mayor Lee, who was inaugurated once again in this 8th term, became the city’s first three-term mayor since its elevation to city status, based on the support and trust of Pohang citizens. Instead of a traditional inaugural address, he shared the vision and key policies of the 8th term with the citizens as a new beginning.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “As the citizens of Pohang have given passionate support and encouragement for the city’s development, I stand here with a more serious sense of responsibility than ever before. The next four years will be a golden time to change Pohang’s future. We will overcome the crisis of concentration in the metropolitan area and local extinction, and unite the power of 510,000 citizens to concentrate all efforts for the city’s sustainable development.”

He continued, “I will continue to listen more closely to the voices of citizens and open a new future for Pohang through communication and harmony. I promise to share Pohang’s new dreams and challenges for a ‘Special City of Hope, a Greater Pohang’ with the great citizens.”

On this day, through a presentation (PT), Mayor Lee set the city’s vision and policy directions into six major areas: ▲Future: a future Pohang with sustainable growth ▲Youth: youth with passion and challenge ▲Growth: future industries with dreams and vision ▲Society: happy welfare and healthy living ▲City: a city where nature and people are beautiful ▲Culture: a life where culture and arts bloom. He announced the vigorous start of the 8th term preparing for the 100-year future to the citizens and urged active participation.

Before the inauguration ceremony, Mayor Lee visited the Chung-hon Tower to honor the spirits of the patriotic martyrs and national heroes who sacrificed and devoted themselves for the country, starting his first schedule as the 9th mayor of Pohang.

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