Suwon Station Field Citizen Service Center, 10-Year History, Closes on the 16th

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Suh Dong-young] The 'Suwon Station Field Citizen Service Center,' which had been operating for 10 years, will close its doors on the 16th.

The field citizen service center was jointly operated by Suwon City and Gyeonggi Province when the province opened the '365 Open Gyeonggi Province Office Citizen Service Center' on the second floor of Suwon Station in July 2010.

Over the following decade, it provided various administrative services including issuance of resident registration certificates and transcripts as well as other civil documents.

However, with the development of telecommunications networks enabling document issuance through the internet, visitor numbers have steadily declined, prompting discussions on closure.

Following Gyeonggi Province's decision to close the '365 Open Gyeonggi Province Office Citizen Service Center,' the city decided to close its field citizen service center and end citizen service operations. However, to minimize inconvenience to citizens due to the closure of the citizen service office, unattended document issuance machines will continue to operate.

Park Ran-ja, head of the city's Citizen Service Division, said, "Citizens can reduce inconvenience by obtaining documents at the citizen service counter of the Maesan-dong Administrative Welfare Center across from Suwon Station or through the internet," and added, "We will do our best to enhance citizen convenience and provide high-quality administrative services."