(LEAD) Son Heung-min donates 5 million won to Hometown Love Donation Campaign

▲This photo shows Son Heung-min. (Yonhap)

▲This photo shows poster of Son Heung-min in Chuncheon City. (Yonhap)

SEOUL Janary 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football super star Son Heung-min from Chuncheon City participated in “Home Town Love Donation Campaign” (literal translation).

Chuncheon City government addressed on Thursday that Son Heung-min has donated 5 million won to the campaign through the online webpage “Gohyang sarang Eeum”

South Korean football star Son Heung-min has donated the maximum amount one can donate in a year.

“The Home Town Love Donation Campaign” is a system in which if one donates 5 million won annually to his address or other autonomous community, they are provided with tax relief as well as regional goods in return.

Chuncheon City Government plans to provide Son Heung Min’s father Son Woong-jung who is currently running the “SON Football Academy” in Chuncheon, the appreciation plaque.

“Son Heung-min who is the representing football player of South Korea’s participation in Hometown Love Donation Campaign will help out with the publicity of the campaign.” addressed official from Chuncheon City Government.

So far, 32 of the people including Son Heung-min have donated to the campaign, overall Chuncheon City has accumulated ocer 8 million won.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

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