Yongsan-gu Newcomer Cheongbaek-ri Exploration

June 8 and 15... Exploration of the Dasan Jeong Yak-yong Historic Site in Namyangju City

87 Public Officials Appointed from November 2021 to September 2022

Helping New Public Officials Establish Proper Values

Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Park Hee-young) is organizing a Cheongbaek-ri (clean government) exploration for employees in their second year of service.

The exploration will be held on June 8 and 15 at the Dasan Jeong Yak-yong historic site located in Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province.

The participants are 87 Yongsan-gu public officials appointed between November 2021 and September 2022, including 30 administrative level 9, 23 social welfare level 9, 6 social welfare level 8, 6 civil engineering level 9, 5 architecture level 9, and 3 health level 9 officials.

A district official stated, “While society’s demand for integrity from public officials is increasing day by day, the resignation rate among low-tenure officials is also rising. We hope that this field visit will help newcomers adapt to the organization and improve their integrity.”

The field learning will proceed in the order of an exhibition tour at the Silhak Museum, exploration of Dasan’s birthplace and tomb, and a pledge ceremony for integrity.

The Silhak Museum, Dasan’s birthplace, and tomb, which embody Dasan’s spirit of clean government, are the best places to reflect on the thoughts of Jeong Yak-yong, the greatest Silhak scholar of the Joseon Dynasty, and to establish proper values as public officials.

Kim Mi-rae, a civil servant from the Civil Affairs Passport Division who attended the June 8 field exploration, said, “I deeply felt the excellence of Dasan, who embodies the virtues that public officials should have beyond time,” and added, “During the integrity pledge ceremony, I pressed my fingerprint on the tree to vow to practice integrity.”

The district achieved a first-grade rating in last year’s integrity evaluation. To continuously improve integrity, various integrity education programs and projects such as online self-learning with the Integrity Troika and Integrity Radio are being promoted.

Additionally, on June 22, an on-site communication quiz competition called ‘The Best Integrity Golden Bell in the World’ will be held at the Art Hall Small Theater for the top 250 scorers of the online Golden Bell quiz.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.