Gwangju City Holds Report Meeting on Enhancing Second-Half Performance of 8th Popularly Elected Administration

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Gwangju City held the 'Report Meeting on Enhancing Second-Half Performance of the 8th Popularly Elected Administration' on the 7th at the City Hall Vision Hall to fully launch the 4th-year city administration of the 8th popularly elected administration.

The report meeting was held under the presiding of Mayor Pang Se-hwan with the attendance of Vice Mayor Kim Chung-beom, directors of national and municipal departments, and all department heads, serving as an occasion to review the major achievements of the first half of the 8th popularly elected administration and intensively discuss the implementation strategies for core tasks of the second half.

The report meeting proceeded focusing on ▲sharing major first-half achievements ▲reviewing second-half policy tasks and establishing implementation strategies, and the plan to concentrate administrative efforts on creating substantive results so that citizens can experience change during the remaining one year was covered as a key point.

The city evaluated that it has achieved meaningful results in various fields including expansion of urban infrastructure and transportation network improvement, expansion of welfare and childcare infrastructure, and creation of a global cultural and sports city.

Based on this foundation, during the second half of the 8th popularly elected administration, the plan is to strengthen implementation speed and execution capacity for each project, increase the completeness of urban structure, and accelerate the realization of a 'sustainable city with the foundation of a self-sufficient city of 500,000 residents'.

Mayor Pang Se-hwan stated, "The remaining one year of the 8th popularly elected administration is an important period to connect the changes so far to substantive completion," and urged, "All departments must take responsibility and do their utmost in promoting core tasks."