Hong Taeyong, Mayor of Gimhae, "Ensuring Tangible Change Through Pledge Fulfillment"

On the 25th, Hong Taeyong, Mayor of Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, reviewed the progress of the 8th term elected administration's campaign promises.

According to the city, Mayor Hong recently received the highest SA grade in the 2023 Campaign Implementation Plan Evaluation by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters, the only one among basic local governments in Busan and Gyeongnam to achieve this.

On this day, Mayor Hong gathered senior officials to check the progress of each campaign project for smooth implementation and systematic management.

He then analyzed the current issues and held discussions to devise solutions.

Hong Tae-yong, Mayor of Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, is leading the progress review meeting for the 8th term public election pledges.
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

For the 8th term, Gimhae City set six major campaign goals: ▲Open administration toward the future ▲Innovative education and economy preparing for 100 years ▲Green environment practicing carbon neutrality ▲Spatial innovation changing quality of life ▲Advanced medical and welfare ▲Safe living and enjoyable culture, and established an implementation plan for 144 campaign projects in October last year.

Among the 144 campaign projects, as of the end of April this year, 15 projects have been completed, including ▲Expansion of urban security CCTV ▲Establishment of a major disaster prevention system ▲Establishment of a life-cycle care system for the disabled ▲Expansion of support for the free semester system, and introduction of a citizen jury system for campaign evaluation, accounting for 10.4% of the total.

Major campaign projects such as ▲Creation of a Northeast Asia logistics platform ▲Expansion of subsidies for eco-friendly vehicles and charging stations ▲Early establishment of a metropolitan city railway network ▲Establishment of Gimhae Public Medical Center ▲Shared space STATION-G for Gimhae youth, among 129 projects, are progressing normally.

The city plans to continue checking and supplementing the campaign progress quarterly and regularly disclose the progress and inspection results on its website.

Mayor Hong said, “We will regularly check whether the campaign projects, which are promises to the citizens, are being smoothly implemented and continuously communicate with citizens through campaign jury meetings,” adding, “We will do our best so that citizens can feel the changes in Gimhae through the implementation of the campaign.”

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