Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Breathes New Life into Local Economy Stagnated by 'COVID-19'

From the 17th to the 13th of next month, Cafeteria Operation Reduced... 'Oesik Day' Launched

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Employees of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Samho) are heading to local alley restaurants for lunch to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnated due to the impact of COVID-19.

Gwangsan-gu announced on the 14th that from the 17th of this month to the 13th of next month, it will reduce the scale of operation of its in-house cafeterias and operate a program called ‘Happiness Plus Dining Out Day’.

This dining out day in Gwangsan-gu will be operated by designating a day of the week for each district, where employees visit alley commercial districts in each area to have lunch.

The reason for operating the in-house cafeterias on a reduced scale for four weeks instead of closing them temporarily is to extend the positive effect period on alley commercial district sales and to encourage citizen participation.

In this process, Gwangsan-gu public officials will also conduct COVID-19 prevention promotions targeting each alley commercial district store and monitor the extent of related damages suffered by merchants.

The district plans to reduce the operation scale of in-house cafeterias by 130 meals per day to induce an increase in sales exceeding 20 million won in the alley commercial districts.

Kim Samho, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, said, “Starting with public officials taking the lead, we will alleviate the pain of local small business owners and self-employed people and create a culture of coexistence.”

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