Ganghwa County Holds Non-Face-to-Face New Year Inaugural Ceremony

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County held a non-face-to-face inaugural ceremony on the 4th at the Rhododendron Hall of the county office, pledging new development and advancement for 2021, the Year of the Ox.

The ceremony was attended only by a small number of personnel including Ganghwa County Governor Yu Cheon-ho and County Assembly Speaker Shin Deuk-sang, as well as department heads and section chiefs, in accordance with social distancing and enhanced quarantine measures for the year-end and New Year period. The remaining staff watched online.

Through his New Year's address at the ceremony, Governor Yu Cheon-ho presented major policies to be prioritized this year: ▲job creation and revitalization of the local economy ▲strengthening competitiveness of agriculture, livestock, and fisheries through laying the foundation for residence in the post-coronavirus era ▲advancing Ganghwa New Deal policies tailored to the county's characteristics ▲expanding high-quality education, culture, and sports infrastructure ▲welfare support that everyone can enjoy.

In particular, he declared 2021 as the inaugural year for achieving "Ganghwa, an attractive and clean city worth living in," and announced plans to implement strong environmental policies in preparation for the closure of the Seoul metropolitan landfill.

Governor Yu Cheon-ho said, "I will think only of innovation for the region, the people's happiness, and the county's development," and "In order to achieve a prosperous Ganghwa for 100 years made together, I will work even harder so that the lives of residents will improve."