Uiwang Mayor Kim Sung-je Receives '2023 Korean Citizens Award'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Joon-sung] Uiwang Mayor Kim Sung-je received the honor of an award in the autonomous administration category at the '2023 Korean Citizens Award' ceremony held at the Korea Press Center on the 4th.

The award ceremony, hosted by the Korean Citizens Awards Committee and organized by the Korean Citizens Awards Movement Headquarters, is a meaningful award given to contributors from all sectors of society—politics, economy, society, culture, and arts at home and abroad—who have contributed to raising the status and national prestige of the Republic of Korea.

Mayor Kim was recognized for his outstanding leadership in phasing out the development restriction zone in Uiwang City, which had faced difficulties in development due to excessive regulations, and successfully implementing large-scale urban development projects such as Baekun Valley, Jangan District, and Uiwang Technopark, thereby dramatically improving the urban environment and enhancing self-sufficiency functions.

He has also made significant contributions to improving residents' quality of life through groundbreaking developments in education and welfare sectors, including operating a career and academic counseling center, implementing a youth smart health management project, supporting free senior bus rides, providing postpartum care subsidies, expanding community daycare centers, and creating healing shelters for the disabled.

Mayor Kim Sung-je said, "Uiwang City is developing into a premium city with excellent residential environment and advanced self-sufficiency functions based on its natural environment," and added, "Going forward, we will concentrate our capabilities in various fields including eco-friendly urban development, education, welfare, and transportation to create Uiwang City as the most livable city in the nation."