Lee Jae-jun, Suwon Special City Mayor: "Together with Citizens, I Will Complete the 'Suwon Great Transformation' and Open an Era of Suwon's Greatest Brilliance"

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Lee Jae-jun, Suwon Special City Mayor, promised to "complete the 'Suwon Great Transformation' together with citizens and open an era of Suwon's greatest brilliance."

At the 'New Beginning of the 9th Elected Term, SUWON For You' held at Suwon SK Atrium on the evening of the 1st, Mayor Lee announced the vision message for the 9th elected term to citizens, stating "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."

The 'New Beginning of the 9th Elected Term, SUWON For You,' which marked the start of the 9th elected term of Suwon Special City, was attended by approximately 1,000 people including citizens, National Assembly Members Baek Hye-ryeon (Suwon District B), Kim Young-jin (Suwon District C), Kim Seung-won (Suwon District A), Yeom Tae-young (Suwon District D), and Kim Jun-hyuk (Suwon District E), members of the Suwon City Council, Carlos Peña Pifiel Soto, Mexican Ambassador to South Korea, and the Suwon Great Transformation Promotion Group.

The mayor presented three key directions for Suwon to leap forward on a larger and higher scale: △Great Transformation of Citizens' Lives, △Great Transformation of Culture and Tourism, and △Great Transformation of Advanced Industry and Urban Space.

Mayor Lee stated, "Through the half-price living policy, I will reduce essential household expenses to half" and "In particular, I will focus on three sectors: transportation, education, and healthcare."

He continued, "We will establish the 'K-Culture Road' along the procession route of King Jeongjo's Eulsa Wangan, and elevate King Jeongjo's Eulsa Wangan to the rank of a 'Global Top 3 Festival.' Additionally, we will complete the foundation of an 'Advanced Science Research City' through the Suwon Economic Free Zone and lead South Korea's advanced industries," he said.

Mayor Lee stated, "The three great transformations are interconnected tasks" and "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 an even larger city," he revealed.

The event concluded with performances by the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra and the Suwon City Choir.