Yeongam-gun Hosts '1st Youth Day Commemoration Event'

Yeongam-gun held the "1st Youth Day Commemoration Event" in celebration of Youth Day. Photo by Yeongam-gun

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Yeongam-gun announced on the 19th that it held the '1st Youth Day Commemoration Event' at the Gayageum Sanjo Memorial Hall, attended by about 100 young people to celebrate Youth Day.

This event, under the theme 'Youth! A New Beginning,' proceeded in the order of ▲commemoration ceremony ▲meritorious person awards ▲youth policy proposals ▲commemorative performance, and was also broadcast live on YouTube in real time.

Additionally, after presenting youth policy proposals from three teams carefully selected during the Youth Ideathon held last August, the event proceeded with attendees voting on the proposals.

Mayor Woo Seung-hee encouraged, saying, "The future of Yeongam lies in changing with new methods and young ideas, and the youth are the main actors." He added, "We will definitely keep our promise to create a youth-friendly city by establishing a youth policy support team to expand youth participation in county administration and effectively resolve residential environment issues."

Starting with this commemorative event, Yeongam-gun plans to designate and operate a Youth Week next year and promote various events that are planned and participated in proactively by young people.

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