Suwon Urban Development Corporation Initiates Emergency Operations for Lunar New Year Holiday

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Urban Development Corporation (President Lee Sang-hou) announced on the 26th that it has established a "2022 Lunar New Year Holiday Comprehensive Plan" and initiated emergency operations to minimize various civil complaints and inconveniences during the Lunar New Year, the nation's largest holiday, so that citizens can spend the holiday safely and comfortably.

Accordingly, the Memorial Park Business Division will operate the two indoor memorial facilities, Memorial Hall 1 and 2, on a reservation basis until the 18th of next month to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Admission is available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a maximum of 4 people per household allowed entry, and the maximum number of admissions per hour is limited to 160 people.

Outdoor memorial facilities such as enshrinement niches and natural burial grounds, funeral halls, and Seungwha Facility, the crematorium, will operate normally, while indoor and outdoor ritual spaces will be closed.

Public parking lots will partially provide free access from January 29 to February 2, the period of the Lunar New Year holiday, depending on location and facility structure, such as roadside, off-street, and building-type lots, while City Hall Annex and Ingye Public Parking Lots will be closed.

The Resource Recycling Center will be closed for three days on January 30 and February 1-2, and will suspend acceptance of general waste.

The National Sports Center at the General Sports Complex, Jangan District Community Hall, and Long-term Care Center will be closed, while Hwasan Sports Park will be closed for two days on January 31 and February 1.

Transportation services for mobility-disadvantaged persons and enforcement operations against illegal parking in resident-priority parking zones will operate normally.

President Lee Sang-hou stated, "We have established a comprehensive plan and initiated emergency operations to increase citizens' convenience and prevent safety accidents during the Lunar New Year holiday period," and added, "We hope that citizens will strictly adhere to quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19."