Gyeonggi Province Discusses Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday Safety Measures with 31 City and County Heads

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province held the '7th Gyeonggi Province-City and County Heads Videoconference' at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office on the 6th to discuss comprehensive Mid-Autumn Festival holiday measures.

Kim Sung-joong, Senior Administrative Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, presided over the meeting and urged the implementation of comprehensive measures in each sector to prevent administrative vacancies during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period. He also explained major welfare policy projects including △Gyeonggi Province Caregiver SOS Project △Expanded opportunity income support for persons with disabilities △Gyeonggi Province Athletes Opportunity Income Initiative, and requested the participation and cooperation of city and county governments.

Previously, on the 5th, the Province announced comprehensive Mid-Autumn Festival holiday measures including 'establishment of a 24-hour emergency medical care system during the holiday period' and 'expansion of local currency incentives' to support citizen safety and livelihood recovery amid medical vacancies and economic downturn.

Deputy Governor Kim said, "The difficulties faced by small business owners are intensifying due to the economic downturn, and with the prolonged collective strike by the medical sector, medical vacancies are expected to worsen during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period. At such a time, the Province and city and county governments must cooperate to establish sufficient measures so that citizens can spend the holiday without worries about livelihood and concerns about medical care access."

He further urged, "Citizens' anxiety about safety is also increasing due to electric vehicle fires and hotel fires. Through inspections and guidance for fire-vulnerable areas, I hope this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will be a safe holiday free from incidents and accidents."