Gwanak-gu to Implement ‘Comprehensive Lunar New Year Holiday Measures’ from the 18th to 25th, Prioritizing Residents’ Safety
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) will implement the ‘Comprehensive Lunar New Year Holiday Measures’ from the 18th to the 25th to ensure that all residents can have a safe and happy Lunar New Year holiday.
First, the district will operate a ‘Care System for High-Risk Groups during the Lunar New Year Holiday’ to ensure that no neighbors, such as elderly living alone or single-person households, are left isolated during the holiday period. They will check on their well-being before and after the holiday and closely coordinate with the local community’s human safety network to prevent welfare blind spots. Meanwhile, basic livelihood security low-income households will receive Lunar New Year consolation payments before the holiday.
To prepare for emergencies, on Lunar New Year’s Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the health center’s emergency medical team and designated open pharmacies and medical institutions will operate. The health center’s screening clinic will operate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Nakseongdae temporary screening clinic will operate from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. For COVID-19 related inquiries, residents can contact the COVID-19 Integrated Call Center.
Additionally, prioritizing residents’ safety during the holiday, the district will conduct thorough safety inspections of large stores and other multi-use facilities, construction sites, road facilities, traditional markets, and public sports facilities before the Lunar New Year to prevent unexpected safety accidents.
To revitalize traditional markets and stabilize prices, a payback event with Onnuri gift certificates will be held at 13 traditional markets including Gwanak Sinsa Market for purchases above a certain amount. Five markets including Gangnam Alley Market and Bongnidan-gil Alley Market will offer up to 20% discounts on Lunar New Year’s ritual items.
Parking enforcement near traditional markets will be relaxed during the holiday, and four public parking lots?Jowon-dong 2nd Public, Samsung-dong 1st Public, Seowon-dong 1st Public, and Sinwon Market Public?will be open free of charge. The Gwanak-gu Office’s affiliated parking lot will also be free during the holiday.
Garbage disposal is prohibited on the 21st and 22nd during the holiday. Garbage generated during the holiday can be disposed of starting from 6 p.m. on the 23rd.
Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We will thoroughly implement the comprehensive Lunar New Year holiday measures in all sectors and operate the district office’s comprehensive situation room 24 hours a day to ensure that all residents can spend a safe and happy Lunar New Year.”
Seongdong-gu Establishes Detailed Lunar New Year Comprehensive Measures Covering 7 Areas Including Medical, Safety, Transportation, Cleaning, Welfare, Prices, and Public Service Discipline
Focus on Safety Management with CCTV Monitoring and Situation Transmission to Prepare for Crowded Holiday Risks
Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) announced that it will implement comprehensive Lunar New Year measures covering seven areas including medical, safety, and welfare for eight days starting from the 18th to ensure residents have a safe and warm holiday.
This year’s Lunar New Year comprehensive measures in Seongdong-gu place greater emphasis on safety management than ever before. By the 19th of this month, pre-safety inspections will be conducted on multi-use facilities, redevelopment and reconstruction construction sites, and hazardous facilities.
In particular, to prepare for risk situations in crowded areas during the holiday, dangerous facilities will be identified and intensively monitored via CCTV, focusing on Seongsu-dong Cafe Street and Hanyang University Shopping District.
Given the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the emergency quarantine response system will be maintained meticulously during the holiday. The screening clinic (health center) will operate on the 21st and 23rd to 24th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the temporary screening clinic (Seongdong-gu Office basketball court) will operate on the 22nd, Lunar New Year’s Day, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., ensuring uninterrupted testing availability.
Furthermore, to create a warm holiday atmosphere where vulnerable groups are not neglected and neighbors come together, the district will check on elderly living alone and children at risk of food insecurity, providing them with meals and side dishes.
This Lunar New Year, with rising prices and a sluggish economy causing ongoing difficulties, the district will issue 18 billion KRW worth of Seongdong Love Gift Certificates starting at 2 p.m. on the 18th to revitalize the local economy. Price labeling and origin labeling compliance inspections will also be conducted to ensure the safe supply of Lunar New Year seasonal products.
The district will operate a cleaning task force during the holiday and promote a pleasant environment by pre-announcing garbage disposal dates. Parking enforcement near traditional markets and stations will be relaxed according to traffic flow. Detailed living information such as transportation and facility guidance during the holiday can be found on the Seongdong-gu Office website.
Mayor Jung Won-oh said, “We will do our best to prevent disasters or safety accidents that may occur during the holiday by conducting pre-inspections and ensure that residents can have a safe and warm Lunar New Year.”
Geumcheon-gu to Focus on Six Areas Including Safety, Sharing, and Transportation from the 18th to 25th
Comprehensive Lunar New Year Measures Harmonizing COVID-19 Prevention, Medical System Maintenance, Disaster Safety Response, and Livelihood Stability
Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Sung-hoon) will implement the ‘2023 Lunar New Year Comprehensive Measures’ from the 18th to 25th to ensure residents can spend the holiday safely and comfortably.
To prevent various accidents and minimize residents’ inconvenience during the holiday, the district will focus on six areas: safety, sharing, transportation, resolving residents’ inconveniences, price stabilization, and establishing public service discipline.
First, in response to the winter COVID-19 resurgence and the government’s strengthened overseas entrant management guidelines due to the recent spread of COVID-19 from China, the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will maintain a 24-hour response system during the holiday. The health center’s screening clinic will also operate normally from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to ensure seamless quarantine and medical response.
Additionally, special inspections will be conducted on 265 disaster-vulnerable facilities including construction sites, multi-use facilities, and traditional markets. The condition of facilities and risks in fire and safety blind spots will be intensively checked to prevent various safety accidents.
To respond swiftly to sudden cold waves and heavy snow during the holiday, a cold wave and snow removal task force will be formed to maintain a stepwise response system and activate the situation transmission system according to weather alerts.
This year, the district has strengthened ‘customized support for vulnerable groups’ for warm companionship with the disadvantaged. Additional holiday consolation payments will be provided to basic livelihood security households and low-income single-parent families, and the winter support target has been expanded to include legally recognized single-parent families. The holiday special meal support target for middle-aged low-income single-person households has also been expanded to create a warm holiday atmosphere shared with neighbors.
In line with the expected increase in holiday travelers, village bus last service times will be extended by one hour on the 22nd and 23rd, and 32 parking facilities with 1,844 spaces including schools, public, and private facilities will be opened free of charge to alleviate parking inconveniences for residents and travelers.
Emergency medical services will be prepared during the holiday by operating an emergency medical situation room and designating hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies open during the Lunar New Year. The list of medical institutions and pharmacies can be found on the Geumcheon-gu Office website under ‘Geumcheon News.’ To address inconvenience caused by uncollected household waste during the holiday (Jan. 20?22), a cleaning situation room will operate with environmental officers on emergency duty to maintain street cleanliness.
Price stabilization task forces and inspection teams will operate to maintain stable prices of Lunar New Year seasonal products, and support events at traditional markets will promote local commercial revitalization.
For inquiries and inconveniences during the Lunar New Year, residents can contact the Seoul 120 Call Center or the Geumcheon-gu Office Situation Room.
Mayor Yoo Sung-hoon said, “As the nation’s biggest holiday, we will thoroughly prepare for all safety accidents so that all residents can have a comfortable and safe Lunar New Year holiday. We will do our best to minimize residents’ inconveniences through the implementation of comprehensive holiday measures.”
Jungnang-gu to Implement Comprehensive Lunar New Year Measures for 8 Days from the 18th to 25th
28 Projects in 5 Areas: Safety, Transportation, Convenience, Prices, and Sharing
551 Staff to Work in the Comprehensive Situation Room and On-Site to Minimize Resident Inconvenience and Respond to Emergencies
Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) will implement the ‘Comprehensive Lunar New Year Measures’ from the 18th to 25th to create a safe and comfortable holiday period.
The district has prepared 28 tasks in five areas: securing residents’ safety, strengthening traffic safety, resolving daily inconveniences, stabilizing holiday prices, and supporting marginalized neighbors. During the comprehensive measures period, the district plans to do its utmost to resolve residents’ inconveniences and respond promptly to emergencies.
To respond quickly to emergencies during the holiday, a comprehensive situation room will operate with 551 staff working 24 hours.
First, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will operate. For thorough quarantine, the health center screening clinic and the Myeonmok Station Square temporary screening clinic will operate, along with a COVID-19 call center (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), epidemiological investigations of confirmed cases, and management of home treatment and vaccinations. Screening clinic operating hours during the holiday can be checked on the Jungnang-gu Office website.
To reduce residents’ daily inconveniences, a cleaning task force will operate with an intensive cleaning period from the 18th to 20th before the holiday and handle illegal waste collection and other cleaning complaints from the 21st to 24th. From the 25th, remaining garbage will be fully collected and a final cleaning will be conducted.
To prevent medical service gaps, about 80 designated medical institutions and holiday pharmacies will operate. Notably, Green Hospital, Dongbu Jeil Hospital, and Seoul Medical Center will provide 24-hour emergency medical services. Detailed operation status can be checked on the Jungnang-gu Office website, the Central Emergency Medical Center website, or the ‘Emergency Medical Information Service’ app.
To ensure everyone has a warm holiday, marginalized neighbors will be cared for. Consolation payments will be delivered to 14,300 basic livelihood security households, 10 marginalized group living facilities and organizations, and 44 elderly medical welfare facilities. Additionally, 1,476 low-income elderly at risk of food insecurity will receive substitute and special holiday meals.
Furthermore, the district will establish response systems and emergency duty for cold waves and heavy snow, enforce illegal parking regulations, operate a price stabilization situation room, and implement various measures across sectors to protect residents’ safety and minimize inconvenience during the holiday.
Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi said, “We will concentrate all administrative power to ensure residents can spend a comfortable and warm holiday through thorough implementation of comprehensive measures.”
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