Gwangju Seo-gu Takes Strong Action Against Illegal Advertisements

Maintaining a Continuous Maintenance System on Weekdays and Holidays

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) announced on the 17th that it will take strong measures against illegal advertisements to create a clean and safe urban environment.

So far, Seo-gu has operated a crackdown team 365 days a year to eradicate illegal advertisements such as banners and has been maintaining them.

Despite continuous crackdowns including guidance and fines on illegal advertisements, illegal activities have not been eradicated.

Accordingly, the district has prepared measures to eradicate illegal advertisements such as banners and balloon advertisements that spoil the cityscape and obstruct drivers' visibility, posing a serious threat to pedestrian safety, and decided to respond strongly.

First, Seo-gu plans to expand personnel and maintain a continuous maintenance and crackdown system 365 days a year for illegal outdoor advertisements such as banners, balloon advertisements, and streetlight banners.

To this end, maintenance teams will be organized with 9 members in 2 teams on weekdays and 8 members in 4 teams on holidays to maintain a constant maintenance system.

In addition, the district plans to actively respond by imposing fines and filing complaints against habitual and chronic violators.

Furthermore, balloon advertisements and streetlight banners that spoil the cityscape will be maintained in major sections, and leaflets indiscriminately distributed in entertainment districts and lodging areas such as Sangmu District will be jointly cracked down on with related organizations such as the police station.

In particular, the illegal advertisement collection reward system will be expanded from February to focus administrative power on eradicating illegal banners.

A Seo-gu official said, “Illegal advertisements such as banners not only spoil the cityscape but also pose a serious threat to the safety of residents’ walking,” adding, “We will actively promote illegal advertisement maintenance measures and implement strong administrative actions to eradicate illegal activities.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu has continuously cracked down on illegal advertisements by maintaining about 300,000 cases of illegal floating advertisements such as banners last year and imposing fines of about 800 million won on 85 cases.

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