Changwon Special City Publishes '2022 Administrative White Paper' Documenting One Year of Progress

Changwon City Hall, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam announced on the 1st that it has published a white paper summarizing last year's city administration.

The white paper organizes the footsteps of Changwon's city administration in 2021 into 1,700 pages, structured sequentially with ▶an overview of the city administration ▶achievements and prospects by sector ▶status of related organizations.

In particular, this white paper includes city administration achievements such as the opening of the Seohang District waterfront space, the full-scale implementation of the Changwon-type semi-public city bus system, the groundbreaking of the liquefied hydrogen plant construction project, and the launch of the nation's first village-level carbon-neutral village promotion council. Also, since this year marks the inaugural year of Changwon Special City, the preparation process, achievements, and challenges leading up to the launch are compiled into a single chapter, detailing the efforts made for the establishment of the special city.

Additionally, various policies for preparing Changwon City's future over the past year can be seen, including the establishment of a marine port logistics city foundation, creation of an ecological environment city, major industrial transformation based on metaverse and AI, and realization of a hydrogen economy city.

The white paper will be distributed to administrative and public institutions within the jurisdiction and will also be produced in e-book format. Interested citizens will be able to access the materials anytime on the city’s official website to increase utilization.

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said, “I hope the white paper helps many citizens better understand the city administration and contributes to making a better Changwon,” adding, “We will focus on the successful settlement of the 8th elected term and the realization of ‘Northeast Asia’s central city, Changwon.’”

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