[Photo] Seong Jang-hyun, Yongsan District Mayor, Participates in Child Abuse Prevention (SOS) Relay Challenge

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, Seoul, conducted the ‘SOS (Save Our Seoul) Relay Challenge’ on the 18th at Itaewon Creative Children's Park (Itaewon-dong 290-9).

This challenge aims to prevent child abuse and address welfare blind spots, and was first initiated by the Seoul Metropolitan Council in April. Participants take photos holding a signboard that reads ‘#LookAfter #FindOut #Inform #Protect’ and upload them to social networking services (SNS).

Mayor Seong joined the challenge after being nominated by Park Joo-hyun, Chief of Yongsan Police Station, and recommended Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, as the next participant.

Mayor Seong said, “Recently, there have been many truly heartbreaking incidents. Heinous acts such as the Jeong-in case and the Gumi 3-year-old girl case are happening openly,” adding, “The issue of solitary deaths occurring frequently is also very distressing.”

He continued, “To prevent child abuse and resolve welfare blind spots, all residents must become ‘good neighbors’ who look out for households in difficulty and report externally.”

Since April, the district has been operating a ‘24-hour reporting system’ for child abuse prevention. Recently, it also developed and distributed the ‘Yongsan Smart Lookout App’ to residents.

The Smart Lookout App is a device that can immediately detect crisis situations of single-person households via smartphone.

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