Holiday Blessing Banners Are Clearly Illegal... Controversial Every Time Due to Urban Aesthetics and Safety Concerns
Kang Suhoon, Chair of the Council Operations Committee, "Banners for Politicians' Name Recognition Are Not Desirable"
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] This Chuseok, it appears that illegal banners with politicians' 'holiday greetings' will not be rampant in the Gwangju area.
Kang Suhoon, Chair of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council's Steering Committee, announced on the 7th that the 9th Gwangju City Council members have decided not to post illegal banners ahead of Chuseok.
Chair Kang stated, "Politicians post banners before holidays to promote their names, but most are posted illegally without permission from the relevant district office, which is not only bad for the city's aesthetics but also undesirable from an environmental perspective."
He added, "All Gwangju City Council members have resolved not to post any illegal banners ahead of the Chuseok holiday."
Meanwhile, during holidays or year-end seasons, holiday greeting banners used by politicians to promote their names have been rampant in downtown areas, causing citizens to frown.
The local governments responsible for removing and cracking down on illegal banners have also been at their wits' end.
Not only for urban aesthetics but also for safety reasons, local governments have been waging a war against illegal banners, but they feel hesitant to remove these banners posted by politicians.
An official from a local government lamented, "Both commercial and politicians' congratulatory banners are subject to removal as illegal banners, but some politicians file complaints claiming that banners intended to greet citizens are being taken down."
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