Hwaseong City Provides Public Funeral Services for Those Without Family Relations

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Hwaseong City signed a 'Public Funeral Support Project for the Deceased Without Family Relations' business agreement on the 15th at Hambaeksan Memorial Park with the Resident Support Council of the host area, which operates Hambaeksan Funeral Hall, and Hyupseong University.

Under the agreement concluded that day, the city will provide funeral expenses on behalf of families for those without family relations or who cannot afford funeral services, and Hambaeksan Funeral Hall will provide venues for memorial services and funeral supplies.

Additionally, students currently enrolled in Hyupseong University's Funeral Director Education Institute and graduates residing in the area plan to participate as volunteers to conduct memorial services for the deceased and offer consolation to those who have passed away with few to mourn them.

The city expects to provide public funeral services to approximately 30 people annually.