광명시, '헌법친화도시' 본격 조성
Constitutional values reflected across city administration…phased promotion over 4 years
Constitutional values reflected across city administration…phased promotion over 4 years
Governor Chu Mi-ae of Gyeonggi Province visited the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building, the Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, and police substations on the 24th, the first day of the Chuseok holiday, to encourage emergency duty personnel and urge seamless response. Governor Chu visited the Emergency Medical Services situation room, emergency welfare hotline call center, comprehensive situation room, disaster situation room, and on-duty room at the provincial government building in sequence in the morning to encourage working staff. Governor Chu's first schedule took her to the disaster situation room at the government building where she said, "Thank you for protecting the holiday on behalf of…"
Choe Jong-hyun, a member of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly's Safety and Administration Committee (Democratic Party, Suwon District 7), held a discussion session on the 22nd at the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly for the enactment of the 'Gyeonggi Provincial Government-Operated Animal Hospital Installation and Operation Ordinance' with attendance from the Gyeonggi Province Veterinary Association and related officials from Gyeonggi Province, and discussed the role of the provincial animal hospital and cooperation plans for coexistence with private animal hospitals. Assemblymember Choe Jong-hyun said, "While pet ownership is becoming common, pet owners who cannot receive necessary treatment in time due to high medical costs…"
Mayor Park Seung-won of Gwangmyeong inspected major facilities to ensure citizens have a safe and comfortable Chuseok holiday. Mayor Park visited the Urban Integrated Operation Center, Gwangmyeong Municipal Senior Care Center, and Gwangmyeong Cave in sequence on the morning of the 24th to inspect facility operations and safety management status by facility, and encouraged on-duty personnel keeping their posts during the holidays. He first visited the Urban Integrated Operation Center to inspect the control situation of major facilities and the response system for holiday periods. Mayor Park told on-site personnel, "Chuseok…"
Yongin Special City (Mayor Lee Sang-il) announced on the 24th that final results registration for the 'Carbon Neutral Points Vehicle Sector' led by the Climate, Energy and Environment Division will proceed from the 28th to October 31st. The 'Carbon Neutral Points Vehicle Sector' is a system that provides benefits according to reduction results when drivers reduce automobile mileage during their participation period and contribute to greenhouse gas reduction. The reduction rate is calculated by comparing the daily average mileage during the participation period with pre-participation figures, and benefits are provided according to reduction results…
The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent An Min-seok) is prioritizing the protection of affected teachers regarding educational activity infringement cases where teachers' personal information and photographs have been exposed, and is swiftly proceeding with necessary measures including on-site support through the dedicated teacher rights protection officer and legal and psychological support. The dedicated teacher rights protection officer immediately provides on-site support upon receiving reports, identifies the situation of affected teachers, and comprehensively checks necessary support matters. On-site support is composed of the teacher rights protection officer consisting of…
Osan City (Mayor Cho Yong-ho) operated a 'Mobile Mayor's Office' at the Osan I-Dream Center on the 22nd with attendance from 18 parents of daycare centers. This gathering was arranged to directly hear about difficulties that parents using daycare centers face during childcare and parenting and to share opinions on necessary support. Mayor Cho Yong-ho sat face-to-face with parents and discussed matters related to daycare center use, child-rearing, and educational environment. Parents shared what they felt while raising their children…
Gwangmyeong City (Mayor Park Seung-won) will select 2027 participatory budget projects through citizen voting. An 'Online Citizen Vote for 2027 Gwangmyeong City Participatory Budget Proposal Projects' will be held through October 9. The participatory budget system is a system where citizens directly propose projects needed in their region and participate in project selection and budget allocation processes. The online voting targets a total of 26 participatory budget proposal projects that have undergone preliminary review and deliberation. By category: △Urban environment 12 projects △Safety…
Yongin Special City (Mayor Lee Sang-il) conducted 'battery fire safety education and fire suppression training' for senior civil servants on the 23rd. The training, held at the test facility of the Korea Battery Engineers Association in Yangji-eup, Cheorin-gu, was designed to enhance quick situational judgment and on-site command capabilities in case of emergency situations such as electric vehicle fires. Vice Mayor Hwang Jun-gi and other city officials participated. The Korea Battery Engineers Association, which conducted the training, presented information on electric vehicles…
Gyeonggi Province Office of Education (Superintendent An Min-seok) will free open parking lots at subordinate educational institutions and schools to accommodate returning travelers and local residents during the Chuseok holiday period. The free opening period is for four days from September 24 to September 27 when the Chuseok holiday begins. The participating institutions include the Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, its directly affiliated agencies, education support offices, libraries, training centers and other subordinate educational institutions, as well as approximately 1,500 schools and institutions throughout the province. Opening hours vary by school or…
Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City (District Chief Kim Min-soo) held 'Gwonseon Empathy, September Meeting,' a gathering for residents and public officials to communicate on the 22nd at the Gwonseon-gu Office main conference room. The event was attended by approximately 100 residents and public officials. The event began with a gayageum performance by Park Go-eun, offering participants the beauty and deep resonance of traditional Korean music. This was followed by commendations for exemplary residents and public officials who actively contributed to community development and district administration…
Hwaseong Special City (Mayor Jung Myeong-geun) visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from the 21st to 23rd to explore possibilities for exchange and cooperation with Ulaanbaatar City. A delegation led by Cho Seung-moon, Vice Mayor of Hwaseong Special City, met with the Ulaanbaatar Mayor, the Anu District Chief, and the Bayanburkh District Chief in turn to discuss directions for inter-city exchange and regional cooperation possibilities. In particular, this visit came following President Lee Jae-myung's state visit to Mongolia in July and the Korea-Mongolia summit…
Hwaseong Special City (Mayor Jung Myeong-geun) announced that on the 22nd, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, Mayor Jung Myeong-geun visited Hwaseong Fire Station to encourage firefighters standing on duty for citizen safety during the holiday and discuss cooperation measures for fire prevention and disaster response. This visit was to express gratitude for the hard work of firefighters maintaining their posts to prepare for various fires and disasters during the Chuseok holiday, and to inspect the disaster response system so citizens can…
Gyeonggi Province will discuss institutional improvement measures with the National Assembly, central government, project implementers, and experts to accelerate business pace for Phase 3 New Cities and develop them into self-sufficient cities with jobs and living infrastructure in line with the government's August 13 housing rapid supply plan. Gyeonggi Province will hold a 'Policy Discussion on Institutional Improvement Tasks for Phase 3 New Cities' Self-Sufficiency Enhancement and Rapid Implementation' at the National Assembly Members' Building Conference Room 1 on the 28th at 2 p.m. The forum is…
Gyeonggi Province Office of Education (Superintendent An Min-seok) held a '2026 Mutual Respect and Integrity Through Film' training session on the 22nd in the main auditorium of the North Branch Office of Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, targeting approximately 120 school administrators (principals and vice principals). This event was organized to form consensus that mutual respect culture begins from school administrators' awareness and practice, and to spread it as an organizational culture practiced together by all school members. In particular, moving away from one-sided lecture-style education, various…
As Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae takes a hardline stance against the government, Suwon City faces an awkward situation in which state mediation and cooperation with the central government are urgently needed, including the relocation of the Suwon military airfield, the attraction of the Greater Gyeonggi Southern Railway, and the designation of an economic free zone. According to Suwon City on the 22nd, the city is pursuing the relocation of the Suwon military airfield, the attraction of the Greater Gyeonggi Southern Railway, and the designation of an economic free zone as major projects. However, these projects are difficult to pursue by the city alone. They require policy decisions and support from the central government as well as designation from Gyeonggi Province…
Suwon City is taking its first step in creating 'illegal filming-free restrooms' by establishing a 24-hour detection system that catches illegal filming crimes in public restrooms in real time. According to Suwon City on the 22nd, the city has secured 112.5 million won through supplementary budgeting this year for the 'public restroom safety management facility installation project' and plans to install illegal filming detection systems in 45 public restrooms in the region. The project will be funded equally by national and municipal funds. The city last year…
Gwacheon City held a 'working-level council meeting' on the 21st at the Future Hall of Detech Tower to ensure the successful completion of the Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town public housing district and stable settlement of residents. The meeting was attended by representatives of Gwacheon City, prospective public housing residents, and related organizations including the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), the project implementer, to discuss the status of living infrastructure development within the Knowledge Information Town and major civil complaint measures. In particular, Gwacheon City has been promoting phase 2 infrastructure projects to support residents
Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin Special City emphasized at a senior civil servants meeting held in the city hall video conference room on the 22nd that officials should take proactive steps with an attitude of 'my responsibility' rather than drawing boundaries between departments, and maintain an emergency response system for citizen safety during the Chuseok holiday. The mayor stated, "What I always emphasize in city administration is proactive governance," and "when promoting new projects, departments and related agencies should consult with each other and sufficiently discuss how to…
Public agency heads in Suwon Special City are joining forces to 'complete Suwon's transformation that residents can feel.' The public agency heads who attended the 'Suwon City Public Agency Heads Workshop' held by Suwon City on the 18th and 19th at Deoksan Splash in Yesan-gun, South Chungcheong Province, shared achievements and visions by organization, strengthened cooperation to complete Suwon's transformation, and pledged to promote citizen-oriented projects. The workshop was conducted with communication and exchange among public agency heads, achievement and vision-sharing sessions, and special lectures. On the 18th…
Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mi-ae proposed joint utilization of industrial zone capacity among 14 cities in the overconcentration control area so that regions with business investment demand can secure industrial zone capacity in a timely manner. The initiative is to have Gyeonggi Province collect capacity that each city does not plan to use immediately and distribute it to regions in need through the 'overconcentration control area industrial zone Gyeonggi Province total account' system. The 14 cities in the overconcentration control area in Gyeonggi Province are Suwon, Goyang, Seongnam, Bucheon, Namyangju, Anyang, Siheung, Uijeongbu, Hanam…
Gyeonggi Province will add 80 vehicles across 40 intercity bus routes and increase daily service frequency by 120 times to support travel of returning travelers during the Chuseok holiday period. Urban railroads including Uijeongbu Light Rail, Hanam Line, and Byeollae Line will operate extended late-night service through the 26th to 27th when returning travelers surge. Gyeonggi Province has designated September 23 to 27 as the '2026 Chuseok Holiday Special Transportation Plan period' and is expanding mass transit capacity, dispersing traffic volume, and providing real-time traffic information…
Special bill on old government building passes National Assembly plenary on 20th; government budget and fund support possible for complex development
Defense Ministry selects Muan County's Mangun-myeon as relocation candidate for Gwangju Military Airport Gwangju makes progress in 4 months … Suwon remains stalled since 2017 Presidential office takes direct action on Gwangju … Suwon political circles only make requests
Including initial tunnel… Total project cost of 49 billion won invested Improved accessibility to National Route 38 and Sejong-Pocheon Expressway
Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin Special City visited Gwanggyo Ssangyong Foret Duen 1st Complex on the 28th to hold a meeting with residents (provided by Yongin City). Mayor Lee Sang-il announced that he visited Gwanggyo Ssangyong Foret Duen 1st Complex in Sanghyeon-dong, Suji-gu on the 28th to listen to residents' opinions regarding nearby apartment complex construction projects. This was the mayor's second visit to the complex following his visit to the 2nd complex in July. About 30 residents participated in the meeting along with city officials and members of the residents' representative council. Residents…
Proposal to promote 10,000-unit public housing project; establishing renewable energy supply hub for capital region regeneration
Location map of Ami Stream multipurpose dam construction (provided by Yeoncheon-gun) Yeoncheon-gun announced on the 27th that it actively welcomes the confirmation of the Ami Stream multipurpose dam construction plan announced by the Ministry of Climate Energy and Environment. The Ami Stream dam will be constructed as a multipurpose dam to prevent flood damage in Yeoncheon while addressing water demand in the Imjin River basin, including Yeoncheon and Paju, which lack independent water sources. Once the dam is constructed, it will be able to supply 80,000 tons of water daily to the Imjin River basin, and the county will be able to respond to…
The Gyeonggi Family and Women Foundation held a new office relocation ceremony in Jeungpo-dong, Icheon on the 28th (provided by Gyeonggi Province) The Gyeonggi Family and Women Foundation held a relocation ceremony at its new office in Jeungpo-dong, Icheon on the 28th and began operations. Governor Choo Mi-ae, who attended the relocation ceremony, said "We will provide support so that good results can be achieved in line with the purpose of the relocation" and "If we neglect this place by saying it is outside Suwon after relocating, the purpose of relocation is lost, so with provincial assemblypeople we will come here and hold policy briefings…
Around 200 participants including local government officials at home and abroad and international organizations Governor Choo Mi-ae: "Climate crisis is a crisis of inequality… Climate justice must be realized"