Hwaseong City Seeks Citizens' Ideas to Overcome Low Birth Rate

Policy Proposal Contest Open Until July 6

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province is holding a contest to gather citizens' ideas to address the issue of low birth rates. On June 9, Hwaseong City announced that it would hold the "2025 Hwaseong City Low Birth Rate Policy Proposal Contest" from June 9 to July 6.

This contest was organized to develop effective policies in the fields of "economic support" and "improvement of care and child-rearing environments," based on the results of the "Low Birth Rate Policy Survey" conducted by the city in April.

Anyone interested in overcoming the low birth rate issue can participate in the contest. Applicants can choose one of two areas?either strengthening economic support or the field of care and child-rearing?to submit their proposals.

The judging will be conducted by a panel of experts, who will evaluate the submissions based on the following criteria: relevance of content, feasibility, creativity, sustainability, and impact. After the first round of judging, the winning entries will be determined through an online citizen vote on the "Hwaseong Citizen Policy Plaza" platform.

The grand prize winner will receive 2 million won, each of the two excellence award winners will receive 1 million won, and each of the four encouragement award winners will receive 500,000 won, along with a certificate from the Mayor of Hwaseong. The winners are scheduled to be announced in August.

Jung Myunggeun, Mayor of Hwaseong, stated, "Through this contest, we will create effective low birth rate policies unique to Hwaseong City that reflect the voices of our citizens."

Previously, the city was the first local government to introduce a matching savings account program to encourage marriage, based on the "Yeonjigonji Account" idea selected in last year's contest. In this program, participants can save up to 300,000 won per month, and the city matches 30% of the saved amount. According to the application results last month, a total of 1,708 people applied, demonstrating strong interest in the initiative.

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