Exceptional Citizens, Shining City! Hwaseong Special City Launch Announced at Namsan Seoul Tower

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City successfully held the 'Hwaseong Special City Launch Commemoration Lighting Ceremony' at Namsan Seoul Tower on the evening of the 12th.

The event was organized to commemorate the 25th Hwaseong Citizens' Day and to announce the launch of Hwaseong Special City nationwide while fostering pride among 1.05 million citizens.

The event was graced by distinguished guests including Hwaseong Special City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun, Hwaseong Special City Council Chair Bae Jeong-su, National Assembly Member Kwon Chil-seung, and representatives of citizens.

The lighting ceremony took place from 7:30 p.m. at the plaza on floor 1 (T floor) of Namsan Seoul Tower in Seoul.

In his congratulatory remarks, Mayor Jeong emphasized that "the birth of Hwaseong Special City represents a critical turning point transcending a mere city of one million people to become a central city leading the future of the Republic of Korea."

During the lighting performance that followed, as attendees counted down and Mayor Jeong pressed the touch button, the 'Hwaseong Special City Launch' message and promotional video were displayed on Namsan Seoul Tower.

Cheers erupted at the venue, and the lights of Namsan Seoul Tower commemorating Hwaseong Special City's launch shone brightly throughout various locations in Seoul. The promotional video was aired for approximately three hours until 10:30 p.m. following the lighting.

Meanwhile, the lighting ceremony video captured on that day is scheduled to be screened at the 25th Hwaseong Citizens' Day Commemoration Ceremony to be held on the 21st.

Mayor Jeong said, "Today's Namsan Seoul Tower lighting ceremony is our commitment and promise to make Hwaseong Special City shine even brighter," adding, "We will create a city that everyone wants to live in, where work, residence, and leisure harmonize—a city that even those living in Seoul wish to move to, a Hwaseong Special City that people throughout the Republic of Korea would want to call home."