Jinju City Hosts Special Lecture by Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Jeong Chang-seop

Lecture on "The Path to National Development, The Path to an Aging Society"

On the 19th, Jinju City in Gyeongnam invited Jeong Chang-seop, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, to the city hall to hold a ‘Citizen Happiness Distinguished Lecture’ for over 140 local senior citizens.

This special lecture was organized to mark the Month of the Elderly in October and to take time to explore the role of local governments and ways to plan a happy old age in the current era where South Korea is entering a super-aged society due to increased average life expectancy and low birth rates.

Jinju City is hosting a special lecture on citizen happiness by inviting Jeong Chang-seop, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The lecture was held under the theme “The Path to National Development, The Path to an Aging Society,” and the lecturer, former Vice Minister Jeong Chang-seop, has been active as a promoter of happy retirement planning after retiring from public service.

At the beginning of the lecture, former Vice Minister Jeong expressed gratitude for the dedication of the elderly who have led South Korea’s economic and social development, and highly evaluated Jinju City’s opportunities and challenges as it advances as a global hub for K-entrepreneurship and a base city for the aerospace industry.

He added, “Although our country is experiencing the fastest aging rate in the world, super-aging can be an opportunity rather than a crisis,” introducing examples of multi-stage life planning for a happy old age, and emphasized the importance of establishing a new social system suitable for the local era in preparation for entering a super-aged society.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il, who attended the event, said, “We will work together to create an era of citizen happiness where your 100-year life can take firm root,” and added, “I hope today’s lecture will be a meaningful time to create the golden recipe for happiness in old age.”

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