Dongdaemun-gu Wins 2023 Korea Local Autonomy Development Award

Selected as a Model Local Government and Leader for Local Autonomy Decentralization on the 5th... Recognized for Efforts in Creating the 'City of Flowers' and the '2050 Carbon Neutral Future City'

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) received the Grand Prize in the Basic Division at the ‘2023 Korea Local Autonomy Development Awards’ ceremony held on the 5th at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall Convention Hall.

The ‘Korea Local Autonomy Development Awards,’ hosted by the Korea Local Autonomy Development Institute, is an award established to achieve better local autonomy by selecting and honoring local governments and leaders who have implemented policies contributing to regional development by utilizing distinctive local resources, as well as exemplary policies of local decentralization suitable for the era of local autonomy.

Dongdaemun-gu was highly evaluated for presenting ‘flowers’ and ‘carbon neutrality’ as the vision for the region’s future development, improving the image of a city lacking green spaces, creating a beautiful and pleasant living environment for residents, and making efforts to overcome the global climate crisis, thereby receiving the Grand Prize in the Basic Division.

Since declaring itself a ‘City of Flowers’ in January, the district has continuously worked to create a city where residents can encounter flowers and trees and find healing wherever they walk by implementing initiatives such as ▲creating flower paths throughout the four seasons ▲establishing distinctive themed flower beds ▲opening a companion plant clinic center ▲operating gardener training courses ▲and opening the Garden of Knowledge.

Additionally, to realize a carbon-neutral future city, the district established the ‘Basic Ordinance on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth’ to lay the institutional foundation, and in August, it opened the ‘Carbon Neutrality Support Center,’ the first of its kind among Seoul’s autonomous districts, promoting various policies to achieve a ‘carbon-neutral city’ by 2050.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, said, “I believe this award is the result of the joint efforts of residents and staff to open a new future in the era of local autonomy,” and added, “We will continue to devote endless passion and effort for the growth of the region to create a pleasant and safe city and a Dongdaemun that opens happiness.”

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