Yu Moon-jong, Suwon Deputy Mayor, Begins Official Schedule

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Yu Moon-jong, who took office as Suwon's Fifth Deputy Mayor on the 12th, began his official duties by skipping an inauguration ceremony and inspecting COVID-19 quarantine sites.

Deputy Mayor Yu paid respects at the Monument to the War Dead in the morning and visited temporary screening clinics and testing sites at the Jangan-gu Health Center to encourage municipal workers and listen to their concerns.

In his inaugural remarks, Deputy Mayor Yu said, "I feel a heavy sense of responsibility in taking the position of Deputy Mayor of Suwon, a major city with a population of 1.25 million," and added, "I will devote all my efforts to resolving outstanding issues and containing the spread of COVID-19."

He continued, "I will further advance the citizen participation, communication, and governance that Mayor Yeum Tae-young is pursuing," and said, "I will find answers in the field, communicate openly with citizens and municipal workers, carefully advance policies, and contribute to enabling the Mayor to achieve a fitting conclusion to his tenure."

He added, "Based on citizen-participatory governance administration, I will prepare substantively for the launch of Suwon Metropolitan City in January of next year."