Prime Minister Jeong: "Ensure Thorough Quarantine and Fire and Accident Response"

Visiting and Inspecting Gongju Police Station and Fire Station on the First Day of Chuseok Holiday
"We Will Do Our Best to Make a Safer Republic of Korea"

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-kyun

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun inspected security activities and fire prevention and response measures during the Chuseok holiday on the first day of the special quarantine period, September 30.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, on that day, Prime Minister Chung visited the Shingwan Police Substation of Gongju Police Station and Gongju Fire Station in Chungnam Province consecutively, encouraging police officers and firefighters working on the front lines to protect the lives and safety of the people even during the Chuseok holiday.

Accompanying him on the visit were Lee Cheol-gu, Chief of Chungnam Provincial Police Agency; Park Su-bin, Chief of Gongju Police Station; Jung Moon-ho, Commissioner of the National Fire Agency; Son Jeong-ho, Head of Chungnam Fire Headquarters; and Ryu Seok-yoon, Chief of Gongju Fire Station.

First, at the Shingwan Police Substation of Gongju Police Station, after receiving a security situation report from Chief Park Su-bin, Prime Minister Chung encouraged, "This Chuseok, I am grateful for our police officers' special efforts under heightened tension due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)."

He continued, "Prevention is the best measure against incidents such as crimes or traffic accidents," and urged, "Please work hard to ensure that this Chuseok holiday passes without any accidents through thorough prevention."

Furthermore, he emphasized, "This Chuseok must not become an occasion for the spread of COVID-19," and "I ask the police to unite their efforts for successful quarantine."

Prime Minister Chung then visited Gongju Fire Station and said, "Gongju, the ancient capital of Baekje, is a beautiful region where the fragrance of history and culture lives and breathes. I hope Gongju Fire Station maintains a thorough readiness to respond promptly to fires."

He added, "The government will do its best to create a safer Republic of Korea," and mentioned, "We will also pay attention to and continuously improve the treatment of firefighters who are on the front lines of public safety."

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