BGF Retail Provides Emergency Relief Support Worth 10 Million KRW to Third-Wave Returning Korean Residents

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] BGF Retail, the operator of convenience store CU, announced on the 11th that it will provide relief supplies to overseas Koreans, including expatriates and international students returning to their homeland from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and their Chinese family members through the third chartered flight on the 12th.

The scale of the third group of returnees is known to be about 150 people in total, and the temporary living facility has been decided as the Defense Language Institute in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province.

The relief supplies supported by BGF Retail include daily necessities such as sanitary gloves, shampoo and conditioner, razors, and feminine products. Since the returnees must stay at the temporary living facility for 14 days, the supplies were composed mainly of items necessary for daily life.

Goods worth about 10 million KRW were urgently transported on the morning of the 11th from BGF Logis Gonjiam Center to the Defense Language Institute in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. They will be delivered on-site through the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association. The supplies were fully funded by donations raised by BGF Retail.

Earlier this month, BGF Retail also urgently provided 20,000 high-quality masks with virus-blocking functions to support the first and second groups of returning expatriates.

For effective private cooperation related to the novel coronavirus infection, BGF Retail has established a 24-hour hotline with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, local governments, and the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association, working closely together.

A BGF Retail official said, “We are actively collaborating with the government and local governments to wisely overcome this situation with the united strength of the people,” adding, “We will fulfill our role as a good friend who can extend a helping hand anytime and anywhere by utilizing the convenience store infrastructure for the safety of the people.”

Meanwhile, since 2015, BGF Retail has been the first in the industry to establish a ‘disaster prevention and emergency relief system’ with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association, continuously conducting emergency relief activities in areas affected by the MERS outbreak, heavy snow, torrential rain, wildfires, and other disasters.

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