Into Citizens' Lives Instead of an Inauguration Ceremony... Mayor Jeon Jae-su Launches the 9th Term of Busan City Administration

100-Day Emergency Countermeasure Meeting Held After Visit to Chungnyeolsa Shrine

Visiting Platform Workers and Local Merchants to Engage Directly on the Ground

Jeon Jae-su, the Mayor of Busan, officially launched the 9th term of the Busan city administration on July 1, beginning with a visit to the Chungnyeolsa Shrine.

No separate inauguration ceremony was held. Instead, he began his first day by visiting sites closely linked to citizens' livelihoods, expressing his commitment to focusing city administration efforts on changes that residents can truly feel.

On this day, the Busan Metropolitan Government announced "Busan Running Again, Toward the World and Tomorrow" as its administrative direction, and stated its intention to actively pursue policies aimed at restoring livelihoods and focusing on field-oriented governance.

Mayor Jeon, together with the heads of Busan’s 16 districts and counties, visited the Chungnyeolsa Shrine in the morning to reflect on the significance of the launch of the 9th popularly elected city administration. He then presided over the "Busan Livelihood 100-Day Emergency Countermeasure Meeting," where he reviewed support measures for citizens and small business owners struggling due to prolonged high exchange rates, high oil prices, and a sluggish domestic market, thereby initiating efforts to restore livelihoods.

His first official agenda also centered on sites directly connected to citizens' daily lives. Mayor Jeon visited the Dodam Dodam Seomyeon Center, a support facility for platform workers, to listen to the concerns of delivery and courier workers. The aim was to directly assess the difficulties faced by platform workers, whose fuel costs have increased due to high oil prices, and to reflect the voices from the field in city policy.

He then planned to move to the 40 Steps Alleyway commercial area in Jung-gu, hold a meeting with local merchants, and walk through the alleys to hear from small business owners who are facing challenges due to the economic slowdown and rising prices.

With the launch of the 9th term administration, the Busan Metropolitan Government announced its plan to prioritize field-oriented governance over formal events, focusing on policy implementation that seeks solutions on the ground and centers on citizens' lives.

Mayor Jeon stated, "The start of the 9th term is about restoring citizens' lives. I will visit the sites where people are facing difficulties, listen even to the smallest voices, and deliver changes that citizens can feel in their daily lives, one by one."

He also emphasized, "Since speed is crucial in restoring livelihoods, I will rapidly promote key initiatives so that citizens can feel change as soon as possible, and I will ensure responsible, field-oriented governance."

Jeon Jae-su, mayor-elect of Busan, is delivering a greeting at the inauguration ceremony of the 9th Busan Mayor Transition Committee held last month at the Busan Waterworks Headquarters in Yeonje-gu, Busan. [Image source=Yonhap News]

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