[Suwon Ilbo=Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City held the '2023 Civic Engagement Forum' on the 25th at the indoor gymnasium of Hwaseong Comprehensive Sports Complex, with approximately 1,000 residents' autonomy committee members from 28 eup-myeon-dong districts in attendance.
The event was organized to strengthen the capacity of residents' autonomy committee members, promote civic autonomy initiatives in Hwaseong, and herald the beginning of a hopeful Hwaseong as the city leaps forward as a million-population metropolis.
The engagement forum proceeded in the following order: a special lecture on 'Opening Hwaseong Special Metropolitan City through Civic Autonomy,' commendations for meritorious service in residents' autonomy councils, a large-scale banner-tearing performance expressing the aspirations of a hopeful Hwaseong leaping toward a million-population metropolis, and a harmony festival.
Meanwhile, since introducing residents' autonomy councils in 12 eup-myeon-dong districts in 2020, the city expanded the initiative to all eup-myeon-dong districts in 2023 to strengthen resident participation in municipal governance.
Hwaseong Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "I believe that residents' autonomy councils have played a significant role in enabling residents to independently identify and resolve local issues," and added, "We ask for the active participation and cooperation of residents' autonomy committee members in making Hwaseong leap forward as a city full of dignity and hope."
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