Guri City to Hold '39th Guri Citizens' Day' Event on October 10

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Guri City held its regular press briefing for the fourth week of September on the 26th at the Comprehensive Situation Room on the 3rd floor of the City Hall main building.

At the briefing, Kim Wan-gyeom, head of the administration support bureau, served as the presenter and explained ▲the holding of the '39th Guri Citizens' Day' event on October 10 ▲implementation of personal information protection training for all staff in 2024 ▲promotion of the Safe Jeonse Project initiative to prevent real estate transaction accidents, among others.

First, the city will hold the '39th Guri Citizens' Day' event at Guri Hangang Citizens' Park on October 10.

The 'Guri Citizens' Day' is a commemorative day designated to mark the city's elevation to city status from Guri-eup in Namyangju County in 1986. The city plans to invite approximately 2,000 citizens to create a venue for civic unity.

The event will proceed in the following order: opening with a performance by the Korea Military Academy military band, entrance of residents from eight districts, opening declaration by Guri Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun, awards ceremony, recitation of the citizens' charter, singing of the city anthem, and closing declaration.

Following the unity event, popular entertainer Cho Young-gu will serve as the host, and the program will be diversified with talent shows from each district and congratulatory performances by Park Sang-chul and Young-gi.

"With approximately 2,000 citizens gathering in one place, safety is crucial," said Kim Wan-gyeom, head of the administration support bureau. "We will do our best to ensure all citizens have an enjoyable time."

The city announced that it conducted training for all staff at the City Hall Grand Hall on September 2 to strengthen competency in personal information protection.

The training was conducted to prepare for increasingly stringent personal information protection regulations, prevent personal information leaks and exposure accidents, and enhance understanding of personal information protection measures.

The training consisted of △the importance of personal information protection △technical and managerial standards for personal information protection measures △precautions when handling personal information △procedures for responding to personal information leaks, among others.

The city additionally announced that it has been implementing the 'Safe Brokerage, Safe Jeonse Project' since September.

As jeonse fraud has recently emerged as a social issue centered in the Seoul metropolitan area, increasing citizens' anxiety, the project was prepared to resolve these concerns.

Accordingly, the city held the '2024 Training for New and Incumbent Real Estate Brokers' on the 27th of last month and guided real estate brokers who attended the training on the 'Safe Jeonse Passage Watch Movement' to enable them to participate in the implementation of preventive measures against jeonse damage.

Key implementation tasks for the Safe Jeonse Passage Watch Movement include ▲not brokering dangerous items to tenants ▲participating in electronic contracts ▲verifying checklists to prevent jeonse damage ▲disclosing the identity of real estate brokerage office employees ▲posting mandatory landlord provision list posters at offices and providing guidance ▲providing text notification service regarding ownership and rights relationships after contracts, among others.

Additionally, on the 13th, Guri City held the 'Guri City Safe Jeonse Management Team and Operating Council Commissioning Ceremony' at the City Hall Situation Room, commissioning 14 members including the head of the Guri branch of the Korea Real Estate Agents Association.

The commissioned management team will perform ▲monitoring of illegal activities in the real estate brokerage field and conducting joint guidance inspections ▲supporting and managing the Safe Jeonse Passage Watch Movement ▲promoting real estate brokerage culture improvement activities, working toward the establishment of a safe jeonse culture.

Guri Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun stated, "The safety of Guri citizens is the top priority in all projects," adding "We will plan multifaceted policies to protect citizens' rights and implement them without gaps."