Projects including Han River Greenway development selected for disclosure of background, details and responsible officials
Nine completed 2025 projects also released; residents may request policy disclosures year-round
Gangdong-gu District Mayor Lee Su-hee is drawing attention for translating her commitment to transparent leadership directly into policy.
Lee has built a reputation as a clean and forthright administrator, a quality that has come to define her approach to running the district.
Amid that backdrop, Gangdong-gu has selected 30 projects as priority management targets under its 2026 policy accountability regime and published the list on the district office website.
The policy accountability regime requires the names of officials involved in major policy decisions and their implementation to be recorded, managed and disclosed to residents. Primary targets include construction projects and initiatives with budgets of 2 billion won ($1.49 million) or more, research contracts worth at least 100 million won, and policies with a direct impact on residents' daily lives.
This year, following review by the district's performance evaluation committee, Gangdong-gu selected 30 projects as priority management targets, including the Gangdong Han River Greenway development, construction of a combined public and cultural center in Amsa 1-dong, and a preliminary feasibility study for connecting Dunchon-Oryun Station on subway Line 3.
The district plans to publish project briefs on its website — covering the background, key details and responsible officials for each initiative — and to continuously monitor progress.
Particularly notable, the district also released the performance records of nine projects completed among the 2025 priority management targets. The move is intended to let residents track the full policy process from selection to completion, strengthening administrative transparency and accountability.
A citizen-initiated disclosure system, through which residents can directly request that specific policies be made public, will also operate year-round. Policies selected for disclosure can be viewed on the Gangdong-gu district office website.
"I hope the policy accountability regime leads officials to carry out their duties with a greater sense of responsibility," District Mayor Lee said. "We will continue to operate the system faithfully to build public trust in the district administration."
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