This Year's Incheon Residents Awards, Including SSG Landers and Harry Kim, Former Hawaii County Mayor

At the '2022 Incheon Person of the Year Awards' ceremony held on the 12th at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, Mayor Yoo Jung-bok of Incheon (third from the right) and the awardees are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 13th that it selected two groups, including the professional baseball team SSG Landers, and four individuals, including Harry Kim, former mayor of Hawaii County, as recipients of the '2022 Incheon Person of the Year Award.'

The city chose the recipients after deliberation among individuals and organizations that actively contributed to Incheon's prestige across various fields this year: SSG Landers, Incheon United Professional Football Club supporters 'Paranggeomjeong,' former Mayor Harry Kim, Son Minsu, chief of internal medicine at Incheon Red Cross Hospital, Lee Deokjae, president of the Incheon Merchants Association, and Lee Seungmi, CEO of the Korea Traditional Culture Research and Promotion Institute.

The city finalized the awardees after a process starting in September, which included candidate recommendations and applications, followed by written evaluations and committee discussions conducted by experts from various sectors, reviewing 16 individuals and 4 groups.

Since its inception in 2015, the 'Incheon Person of the Year Award' is now in its eighth year, having honored 30 individuals and 12 organizations to date.

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