"Isunhee, Gangbuk-gu Mayor, Visits Denmark and Netherlands for Benchmarking Urban Regeneration"

Gangbuk-gu Mayor Lee Soon-hee and district officials visited Denmark and the Netherlands from May 8 to 17 to benchmark overseas architectural cases, urban regeneration, and architectural design.

Gangbuk-gu is currently focusing on key projects that will lead the district's urban development, such as housing maintenance projects including redevelopment and reconstruction, and the construction of a new district office building.

To support these efforts, the district is improving urban aesthetics through plans such as the ‘2040 Gangbuk-gu Urban Development Plan,’ ‘Basic Plan for Residential Area Maintenance,’ and ‘Public Design Promotion Plan,’ while exploring various ways to develop Gangbuk-gu efficiently.

This overseas trip was conducted to achieve these goals, reviewing the application of advanced overseas cases to ongoing or planned projects such as ▲new district office building construction ▲public parking lot construction ▲Ohhyeonjeokhwanjang underground project ▲Uicheon waterfront emotional city creation project ▲public library construction.

The district explained that detailed information related to this can be found in the ‘Official Overseas Business Trip Return Report’ on the 31st.

The district also stated that the expenses for this trip were covered by the ‘internationalization travel expenses.’ According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s ‘2024 Local Government Budget Compilation and Fund Operation Plan Standards,’ internationalization travel expenses are set for ▲various overseas inspections, tours, observations, and data collection to improve work capabilities ▲short- and long-term overseas training expenses for public officials. The district confirmed that the overseas trip expenses were handled legally in accordance with these guidelines.

Additionally, the Gangbuk-gu delegation completed an average of 6 to 7 schedules per day, consulting with institutional officials, mostly traveling on foot (averaging 20,000 steps), and emphasized that there were no leisure activities such as purchasing tickets for entertainment during visits to institutions and facilities.

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