Ganghwa County Senior Officials Donate Emergency Disaster Relief Fund

[Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced that senior officials including County Governor Yoo Cheon-ho and deputy officials of Grade 5 and above will donate emergency disaster relief funds for COVID-19. As of the 8th, 12 people have participated.

This donation initiative followed on the 6th when Mayor Park Nam-chun and 35 senior officials of Incheon Metropolitan City made donations, prompting basic local governments to participate as well.

Emergency disaster relief funds can be marked for full or partial donation upon application. If not applied for within three months from the application start date, automatic donation processing will occur. Donated funds will be transferred to the employment insurance fund to be used for employment stability projects and unemployment benefits payments.

County Governor Yoo Cheon-ho said, "I hope the emergency disaster relief funds and donations will be used meaningfully for those facing difficulties due to COVID-19."

Meanwhile, Ganghwa County prioritized distribution of 3.6 billion won in emergency disaster relief funds to 7,671 vulnerable households on the 4th. Administrative efforts are being concentrated on advance preparations to ensure smooth distribution to households outside the priority distribution target.