30th anniversary of local governance
By Kwon Mee-yoo
From left, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, Seoul Metropolitan Council Chairman Kim In-ho and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon seal a time capsule containing objects related to the 30th anniversary of the re-institution of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, which is slated for opening in 2091, at the council building in central Seoul, Thursday. Korea legislated the Local Autonomy Act in 1949 and the first Seoul Metropolitan Council members were elected in 1956. However, it was dismissed after the May 16 military coup of 1961 and reorganized in 1991. Yonhap