Gimpo City Wins Minister's Award at "Local Regulation Innovation Best Practice Competition"

17 Best Practices Selected from 106 Outstanding Local Government Cases Nationwide
Highly Praised for Reducing Astronomical Remediation Costs by Realistically Adjusting Fluoride Soil Contamination Standard
Kim Byungsoo: "We Will Continue to Discover Field-Oriented Regulatory Improvements... Pursuing Citizen-Centered Administration"

Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Byungsoo) received the Minister's Award (Encouragement Prize) at the "2025 Local Regulation Innovation Best Practice Competition" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, held at the Government Sejong Convention Center on the 25th.

Gimpo City received the Minister's Award (Encouragement Prize) at the "2025 Local Regulation Innovation Best Practice Competition" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, held at the Government Sejong Convention Center on the 25th. Provided by Gimpo City

This competition is held annually by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to discover outstanding cases where local governments have revitalized the regional economy, resolved inconveniences in residents' daily lives, and stimulated consumption, and to share and spread these best practices to local governments nationwide.

In this year's competition, a total of 106 outstanding cases were submitted by cities, provinces, and districts. After the first round of joint review by the Ministry and local governments, and a second round of expert evaluation, 17 cases were finally selected as best practices. Gimpo City received the Minister's Award as the Encouragement Prize.

Gimpo City was highly praised by the judges for its case, "Reducing Astronomical Remediation Costs by Realistically Adjusting the Unreasonable Fluoride Soil Contamination Standard." The city actively worked to ease the fluoride soil contamination standard, which was out of touch with reality, and successfully led to a revision of the relevant law.

With the relaxation of the previously unreasonable fluoride standard, Gimpo City expects that the costs of fluoride remediation in various public-private development projects will be significantly reduced.

Mayor Kim Byungsoo stated, "This award recognizes our efforts to resolve citizens' inconveniences and promote local development through regulatory innovation. We will continue to discover and improve regulations in the field, and pursue citizen-centered administration that both businesses and citizens can truly experience."

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