Chae In-seok, Mayor of Hwaseong, 'Restarts' National Territory March

Mayor Chae In-seok of Hwaseong resumed his National Territory March on the afternoon of the 29th at the Naju bus terminal in South Jeolla Province.

Mayor Chae, who had suspended the National Territory March on the 27th due to Typhoon Bolaven, began inspecting typhoon-affected areas and fruit farms in Bibong-myeon and Mado-myeon from 6 a.m. on the 29th. After instructing the establishment of support measures for damaged areas, he returned to Naju, where the march had been suspended, to complete the remaining schedule.

A city official stated, "This morning, Mayor Chae visited the damaged areas, received a briefing on the damage situation, and instructed support measures and prompt recovery," and added, "Mayor Chae plans to complete the remaining National Territory March schedule, and depending on the intensity of the typhoon currently moving northward, he plans to return to City Hall."

Since the 24th, Mayor Chae In-seok has been conducting the National Territory March to appeal against what he views as unjust policy decisions by the central government, including the designation of the National Museum of Nature in Sejong City and the decision on freshwater conversion at Hwaseong Lake.