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Agreements Signed on the 5th with Six Domestic Sister Cities to Provide Yongsan Residents with More Facility Usage Opportunities... 20-100% Discounts on Facilities Including Song Jiho Observation Tower

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seongjang Hyun) signed a non-face-to-face business agreement on the joint use of operating facilities on the 5th with six domestic sister cities (Goseong-gun, Boseong-gun, Yeongwol-gun, Iksan-si, Yeongdong-gun, Jecheon-si).

This is to provide residents with more diverse opportunities to use facilities.

The target facilities are ▲Songjiho Observation Tower (Goseong) ▲Hwajinpo Marine Museum (Goseong) ▲Hwajinpo History and Security Exhibition Hall (Goseong) ▲Hwajinpo Ecology Museum (Goseong) ▲Taebaek Mountain Range Literature Museum (Boseong) ▲Jeonnam Environmental Disease Prevention and Management Center (Boseong) ▲Deukryangman Sea Fishing Park (Boseong) ▲Jeamsan Natural Recreation Forest (Boseong) ▲Yulpo Seawater Pool (Boseong) ▲Yulpo Seawater Green Tea Center (Boseong) ▲Botjae (Boseong) ▲Korea Tea Museum (Boseong) ▲Boseong Davichi Condo ▲Donggang Photo Museum (Yeongwol) ▲Radio Star Museum (Yeongwol) ▲Byeolmaro Observatory (Yeongwol) ▲Nango Kim Satgat Literature Museum (Yeongwol) ▲Jangneung, Danjong History Museum, Cheongnyeongpo (Yeongwol) ▲Gossi Cave (Yeongwol) ▲Korean Peninsula Terrain Parking Lot (Yeongwol) ▲Donggang Ecology Park (Yeongwol) ▲Iksan Youth Hostel ▲Jewelry Museum (Iksan), and Yongsan residents can use the facilities at a 20-100% discounted rate.

When using the facilities, a proof of residency (such as an ID card) must be presented to verify that the user is a resident of the district.

Instead, the district offers residents of the participating regions a 50% discount (excluding peak season) on the use of Yongsan Jeju Youth Hostel (297 Ieodo-ro, Seogwipo-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province), just like district residents.

The usage fees based on the off-season are 30,000 KRW for 10-pyeong, 35,000 KRW for 15-pyeong, 40,000 KRW for 20-pyeong, 50,000 KRW for 25-pyeong, and 60,000 KRW for 28-pyeong. Proof of residency from the agreement region must be presented when using the facility.

The district established a plan to promote sister city exchanges in February and has been discussing expanding joint use of facilities with 12 sister cities. Continuous exchanges will be maintained with cities and counties that did not participate in this agreement due to local circumstances.

A district official said, “This agreement will help the local economy, which has been struggling due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19),” and added, “We expect the operation of Yongsan Jeju Youth Hostel to be further revitalized.”

The district is also planning a sister city tour for public officials from May to August. Forty district employees will be divided into 10 to 15 groups, with up to four people per group, visiting one sister city each to conduct activities such as ‘benchmarking excellent administrative cases’ and ‘experiencing the manufacturing and distribution process of specialty products.’ The schedule is either one night and two days or two nights and three days.

Additionally, the district plans to operate an online and offline ‘Sister City Agricultural and Marine Specialty Products Direct Market’ before the Chuseok holiday to support local farms affected by COVID-19.

Seongjang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We are making efforts to ensure that sister city exchanges benefit residents,” and added, “Once the COVID-19 situation improves, I hope residents will travel to sister cities and use the facilities economically.”

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