Seoul City "Outdoor Drinking Prohibited in Parks and Hangang River from 10 PM"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will issue and enforce an administrative order banning outdoor drinking starting from the 7th.

Park Yumi, the quarantine controller of the Seoul Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, stated during the COVID-19 online briefing, "We plan to enforce an administrative order banning outdoor drinking in parks and along the Han River," adding, "We will first provide guidance, and if instructions are not followed, fines will be imposed."

Earlier, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced strengthened quarantine measures for the metropolitan area and mentioned that it would take about one to two days for local governments to implement administrative measures to ban outdoor drinking after 10 p.m.

Regarding concerns about insufficient enforcement personnel after 10 p.m. and calls for stronger penalties, Park reiterated that a guidance process is necessary.

Park said, "While we agree that strong penalties are necessary to ensure effectiveness, since this is a newly implemented measure, it is important to explain it to citizens and conduct a guidance process."

He added, "As Mayor Oh Se-hoon mentioned at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures meeting, cooperation among Seoul City, autonomous districts, and the police is necessary," and "We will secure enforcement personnel with the central government and proceed together."

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