


bbb Korea held the Partnership Agreement with Yeongdeungpo-Gu Government(District Chairman
Hyung-su Kim) at the seminar room of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office at 4:30 pm on July 10th, 2009.
This was the first partnership agreement for bbb Korea with a local government organization.
Chairman Hyung-su Kim said ¡°We suggested this cooperation in order to provide higher quality
services for foreigners as well as Koreans, to assist in making Yeouido as an international
financial center, and to support multi-culture families.¡± President Jae-hoon Lee said
¡°Even as we have been promoting international tourism industry in line with rapidly globalizing
world, there still are many foreigners with language barrier problems in Korea. However, this
problem is gradually being alleviated through endeavors of bbb volunteers.
We ask Yeongdeungpo-gu government to actively utilize our interpretation service when working with
foreigners.¡± Based on this agreement, bbb Korea and Yeongdeungpo-gu have agreed to cooperate on
various foreigners-related businesses.
Photos
1. Official photograph of the partnership agreement
(left: Yeongdeungpo-Gu Government District Chairman, Hyung-su Kim /right: President of bbb, Jae-hoon Lee)
2. The ceremony of cooperation
3 Partnership Agreement brochures, bbb poster designed by Yeungdeungpo-gu government
Translated by James Hamilton