Gwangju Buk-gu, Additional Operation of Safe Parcel Lockers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Moon In) announced on the 8th that it will expand and operate the Safe Parcel Locker service.

Earlier, on the 5th, Buk-gu installed additional unmanned security parcel lockers to provide residents with a safe parcel receiving service.

The Safe Parcel Locker aims to alleviate the inconvenience of receiving parcels in busy daily lives such as single-person households and dual-income families, and to prevent crimes such as impersonation of delivery workers. Last July, Buk-gu installed parcel lockers at two locations: Munheung-dong Youth Center and Gakhwa Comprehensive Social Welfare Center.

The newly installed "Unmanned Security Parcel Locker" is located at Yongheung Children's Park in Yongbong-dong, near the university area’s one-room apartment district, and is expected to contribute to crime prevention in alleyways through the security CCTV and emergency bell attached on top.

In particular, when the emergency bell is pressed in a dangerous situation, a siren and searchlight activate to call for help nearby, and it is connected to the 112 control room, prompting police dispatch.

To use the parcel locker, the delivery worker inputs the recipient’s mobile phone number and stores the item, then the control center sends a password to the recipient.

The recipient can pick up the item within 48 hours after receiving the notification of item storage.

The Safe Parcel Locker is free for any resident to use 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. However, a fee of 1,000 KRW per 24 hours is charged if the item is picked up after 48 hours.

Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, “I hope that through this unmanned security parcel locker, residents living in the university area’s one-room apartment district can use parcel services safely and conveniently,” and added, “We will further expand the Safe Parcel Locker service based on the results of future operations.”

Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the two existing Safe Parcel Lockers in Buk-gu were used a total of 1,225 times from last July until last month.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.