Hapcheon-gun Conducts Joint Youth Harmful Environment Inspection with Civil, Public, and Police Authorities

Targeting general restaurants, PC bangs, convenience stores, and karaoke rooms frequently used by adolescents

Joint Public-Private Inspection of Harmful Environments for Youth [Image Source=Hapcheon-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 9th that it conducted youth harmful environment guidance and inspections in areas with a concentration of harmful businesses, royal tombs, and around schools, together with local related organizations including the Elderly, Children and Women Division, Police Station, Office of Education, Youth Counseling Welfare Center, Out-of-School Youth Support Center, and Youth Guidance Committee members.

This joint inspection focused on violations of the Youth Protection Act targeting general restaurants, PC rooms, convenience stores, and karaoke rooms frequently used by youth, including ▲ prohibition of selling harmful substances such as alcoholic beverages and tobacco to youth ▲ guidance on restricting youth entry and employment prohibition ▲ attachment of harmful warning stickers ▲ youth entry time restrictions ▲ improvement activities for new and variant harmful businesses.

Additionally, activities were carried out to protect youth exposed to risks such as drinking, smoking, violence, and running away from home, as well as discovering and connecting out-of-school youth. To create a safe youth environment, active promotion was made to ensure mask-wearing and maintaining personal safety distance within youth facilities.

Jeon Deok-gyu, head of the Elderly, Children and Women Division, said, “We sincerely thank the related organizations and youth guidance committee members who participated to protect youth from harmful environments and showed active interest.” He added, “We will continue to do our best to create an environment where local youth can grow up more safely.”

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