Suwon Selected as Outstanding Local Government in Restroom Category

Suwon has been selected as an outstanding institution in the restroom category for festival administrative services chosen by citizens among local governments.

The 7th Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Restroom Managers and the 1st Awards Ceremony for 'Outstanding Local Government Festival Administrative Services (Restroom Category) Selected by Citizens,' hosted and organized by the Restroom Culture Civic Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and Safety, was held at Seoul City Hall on the 13th.

The Restroom Culture Civic Association, marking its 7th founding anniversary this year, selected 'Outstanding Local Government Festival Administrative Services (Restroom Category) Selected by Citizens' for the first time this year, in addition to the annual Outstanding Restroom Managers Awards. Suwon received the honor of being selected as an outstanding institution.

This award was given to Suwon's Hwaseong Festival and Hampyeong County's Butterfly Festival in South Jeolla Province, which were selected based on citizen monitoring results conducted by the Restroom Culture Civic Association for making administrative efforts to provide clean and pleasant restroom facilities for tourists visiting these areas during festival periods across the nation, and they received special awards.

Additionally, six outstanding restroom managers were selected from Suwon. The awardees include Park Myeong-gwang, Kim Yang-hee, and Park Gyeong-ae from the Gyeonggi Province Suwon Branch of the Korean Association for the Physically Disabled, and Kim Se-hwan, Jung Jae-soon, and Kim Won-bok from the Suwon Chapter of the Gyeonggi Province Branch of the Korean Association of Agent Orange Victims.

An official from Suwon stated, "This award will serve as an opportunity to commend the six outstanding restroom managers for their efforts in restroom management, and for Suwon, which received the outstanding institution award in administrative services (restroom category), it is expected to become a turning point in accelerating the development of restroom culture as a result of promoting the 'Beautiful Restroom Project' that began in 1997."