Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Suwon Special Decree City: "I Will Complete 'Suwon's Great Transformation' Together with Citizens and Usher in Suwon's Most Radiant Era"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Joon-sung] Mayor Lee Jae-jun of Suwon Special Decree City pledged, "I will complete 'Suwon's Great Transformation' together with citizens and usher in Suwon's most radiant era."

At '9th Elected Term: A New Beginning, SUWON For You' held at Suwon SK Artrium on the evening of the 1st, Mayor Lee announced the vision message for the 9th elected term to citizens, saying "I will become a mayor who turns citizens' dreams into reality and hope into tomorrow," and "Let us run together toward Suwon's great leap forward."

Approximately 1,000 people, including citizens and National Assembly members Baek Hye-ryeon (Suwon District 3), Kim Young-jin (Suwon District 2), Kim Seung-won (Suwon District 1), Yeom Tae-young (Suwon District 4), and Kim Jun-hyuk (Suwon District 5), members of the Suwon City Council, Mexican Ambassador to Korea Carlos Peña Piñel Soto, and the Suwon Great Transformation Promotion Team, gathered at '9th Elected Term: A New Beginning, SUWON For You,' marking the start of the 9th elected term of Suwon Special Decree City.

The mayor presented three key directions for Suwon to make a greater and higher leap: ▴transformation of citizens' lives, ▴cultural and tourism transformation, and ▴advanced industry and urban space transformation.

Mayor Lee said, "Through the half-price cost of living policy, I will reduce essential household expenses by half," adding "Particularly, I will focus on three sectors: transportation, education, and healthcare."

He continued, "I will establish the 'K-Culture Road' along the route of King Jeongjo's royal procession and elevate King Jeongjo's royal procession to the ranks of 'global top three festivals,'" and "Furthermore, I will complete the foundation of an 'advanced science research city' through the Suwon Economic Free Zone and lead the nation's advanced industries forward."

Mayor Lee stated, "The three transformations are interconnected tasks," adding "When citizens' lives become happy, culture and tourism expand to the world, and advanced industries and urban spaces that open the future grow together, Suwon will leap forward as a city on a greater scale."

The event concluded with performances by the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra and Suwon Civic Chorus.