Choi Kyung-sik, Mayor of Namwon, Selected for 'Honam's Distinguished Figure Award'

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon] Choi Kyung-sik, mayor of Namwon, was selected for the '4th Honam Distinguished Person Award.'

According to the city on the 2nd, at the '4th Honam Distinguished Person Award' ceremony hosted by the Korea Journalists Association Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter and held at the Holiday Inn Gwangju Hotel on the 2nd, Mayor Choi was selected as the grand prize winner in the political category.

He received high praise for his efforts to realize local autonomy and expand local self-governance by serving as a professional member of the Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization and working on institutional improvements.

Mayor Choi achieved the feat of being the first in the nation to host the '2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championship.'

He was also recognized for successfully hosting the Jeonbuk Provincial Sports Festival and continuously persuading the National Assembly and central government ministries to secure approximately 320 billion KRW in national and local government funds in 2023, opening the era of a 1 trillion KRW budget for Namwon City for the first time in its history.

Mayor Choi Kyung-sik said, "I will take this award as a sign to work even harder for regional development," adding, "We will enhance Namwon's competitiveness through citizen harmony and integration to create a happy Namwon for its citizens."

Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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