Gyeonggi Province Discusses Chuseok Holiday Safety Measures with 31 Municipal Heads

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province held the '7th Provincial-Municipal Vice Heads Video Conference' at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building on September 6 to discuss comprehensive Chuseok holiday measures.

Kim Sung-joong, First Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province, presided over the conference and urged seamless measures in each sector to prevent administrative vacancies during the Chuseok holidays. He also presented major welfare policy projects including △Gyeonggi Province Caregiving SOS Project △Expanded opportunity income support for persons with disabilities △Gyeonggi Province athlete opportunity income initiative, and requested participation and cooperation from municipal governments.

On September 5, the province announced comprehensive Chuseok holiday measures including 'establishment of 24-hour emergency medical care system during the holidays' and 'expansion of local currency incentives' to support residents' safety and livelihood recovery amid medical vacuum and economic downturn.

Vice Governor Kim stated, "The difficulties of small business owners are intensifying due to the economic downturn, and a medical vacuum during the Chuseok holidays is expected to worsen due to the prolonged collective strike by the medical community. In such times, the province and municipalities must cooperate to establish sufficient measures so that residents can celebrate the holiday without worries about their livelihoods and medical care concerns."

He added, "Residents' anxiety about safety is also increasing due to electric vehicle fires and hotel fires. Through inspections and guidance of fire-vulnerable areas, I hope this Chuseok will be a safe holiday without any accidents or incidents."