Suwon's New Residents of Cheongmyeong Centrevil Apartments Welcome Concert to be Held on 9th

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] A welcome concert for residents of Cheongmyeong Centrevil Apartments, who became Suwon citizens in September, will be held at 11 a.m. on the 9th at the central plaza of the Cheongmyeong Centrevil Apartments park.

The event is co-hosted by the Gyeonggi Renaissance Forum and the Cheongmyeong Centrevil Apartments Residents Association. The concert will feature performances by the Maum-sori Children's Chorus and the Gyeonggi Renaissance Chorus. The concert will conclude with remarks from Kim Jun-hyeok, Director of the Gyeonggi Renaissance Forum and Professor of Hanshin University's Jungjo Liberal Arts College.

Seven years after discussions began on the administrative boundary adjustment, the Cheongmyeong Centrevil Apartments area changed its administrative jurisdiction from Yongin City to Suwon City in September with the implementation of the 'Regulation on Change of Jurisdiction between Suwon City and Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province'.

Due to the unreasonable administrative boundary, elementary school students living in Cheongmyeong Centrevil Apartments had to walk for approximately 20 minutes to attend Yongin's Heungdeok Elementary School, located 1.19 km away, despite having nearby Suwon elementary schools. With the administrative boundary adjustment, from next year they will be able to attend Suwon's Hwanggok Elementary School, which is approximately 4 minutes (246 meters) away.

The Gyeonggi Renaissance Forum (Chairperson Moon Jung-hyu), which co-hosts the concert, is carrying out various activities with the goal of 'creating hope in the Gyeonggi region through the realization of community autonomy and regional revitalization'. The forum has approximately 200 members.