Hwaseong City Wins Outstanding Cases Award for Third Consecutive Year Among Local Government Leaders Nationwide

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Hwaseong City announced on the 10th that it received the Grand Prize at the "12th National Local Government Leaders Manifesto Outstanding Cases Competition" jointly hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Foundation and Incheon Research Institute for presenting the case of the 'Hwaseong-style Green New Deal.'

The 'Hwaseong-style Green New Deal' is a response to the government's Korean version of the New Deal and the announcement of carbon neutrality by 2050, implementing sustainable development policies tailored to Hwaseong City's characteristics, including free public transportation, EV car-sharing services, the Hwaseong Yanggam Hydrogen Fuel Cell project, and citizen funds.

Hwaseong City was evaluated as having the most excellent administrative model that can establish the city as a leading carbon-neutral city in response to the climate crisis. Additionally, Hwaseong City is expected to receive the Presidential Award at the Sustainable Development Awards related to the Hwaseong-style Green New Deal project.

With this award, Hwaseong City has achieved the accomplishment of winning awards at the National Local Government Leaders Manifesto Outstanding Cases Competition for three consecutive years.

The city won the Grand Prize with the 'Regional Council' in 2019, followed by the Excellence Award with 'Free Public Transportation' in 2020.

Hwaseong Mayor Seo Chul-mo stated, "Through the successful implementation of the Hwaseong-style Green New Deal project, we will do our best to enable sustainable urban growth and accelerate the arrival of the carbon-neutral 2050 era."