Gyeonggi Province Public Facilities Attract 354,000 Visitors in Three Months of Full Opening
Suwon NewsPublished 2019.11.20 06:38
Usage statistics from July 22 to November 6 show an average of 3,277 daily visitors benefiting from facility openingsPublic facility opening includes performance results from 14 projects utilizing lobbies and ancillary facilities... Province residents respond positively
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] A total of 354,020 province residents have used Gyeonggi Province's public facilities since their full opening in July, according to counts compiled after three months.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 20th that following the full opening of public facilities from 19 institutions (2 provincial agencies and 17 public organizations under the province) beginning July 22, usage statistics compiled through the 6th showed a total of 354,020 users.
This figure combines 301,273 province residents who directly used conference rooms, auditoriums, and sports facilities, and 52,747 residents who participated in projects utilizing ancillary facilities such as lobbies and outdoor plazas of public institutions.
The province has operated a comprehensive information homepage (https://share.gg.go.kr/) for public and institutional facility openings since July 22 to enable residents to freely utilize public facilities.
The homepage contains detailed information on available conference rooms, auditoriums, and sports facilities within public institutions, allowing convenient facility use suited to users' purposes.
Meanwhile, through remodeling, the province has transformed ancillary facilities such as lobbies and outdoor plazas of public institutions into 'open' spaces for residents and implemented diverse programs, currently conducting a total of 14 projects.
Notably, the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Institute remodeled the lobby of its headquarters and startup campus to create an open office, while renovating the aging basketball court for public use.
Additionally, the institute operates tour programs and science classes utilizing laboratory facilities, holds 'Cinema Day' at the Gyeonggi Hall to screen various films, and operates 'flea markets' in the central parking lot for small business owners.
The Gyeonggi Provincial Culture Center has created exhibition and leisure spaces in the second floor lobby of the grand theater, allowing residents to enjoy music appreciation and exhibition viewing in a comfortable setting, while opening the outdoor plaza as an inline skating rink.
In particular, the 'plaza festival' held three times in the outdoor plaza and rest areas attracted enthusiastic response from approximately 23,500 visitors.
Additionally, the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation established a 'pocket library' in its lobby consisting of six spaces including a bookstore, rest area, discussion space, and music appreciation area, while the Next-generation Convergence Technology Institute created an 'open conference room' consisting of three rooms in its lobby for free public use, with numerous public institutions implementing various projects using public facilities to enhance residents' 'quality of life'.
To establish legal grounds for public facility openings, the province submitted the 'Gyeonggi Province Public Facility Opening and Usage Ordinance' to the Provincial Council on the 24th of last month for opening athletic fields and conference rooms of provincial entities and business divisions.
Once the ordinance is enacted, seven additional facilities will be opened, including the athletic field (grass plaza) and conference hall at provincial headquarters, and the conference hall at the Northern Veterinary Health Test Institute.
By the first half of 2020, the province plans to enable more residents to benefit from public facility openings through ▲establishing an 'integrated reservation system' with reservation and payment functions ▲expanding vegetable garden provision using provincial property ▲creating a Fourth Industrial Revolution experience zone at the Next-generation Convergence Technology Institute ▲installing a book cafe at the Gyeonggi Provincial Culture Center.
Send a news tip to Suwon IlboYour tip becomes the news · Your identity is protectedSend tipA provincial official stated, "As previously unopened facilities become freely available for use, province residents continue to show strong enthusiasm," and added, "Since the owners of public facilities are province residents, we will continue to enhance residents' quality of life through sustained facility openings."
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