Seoul City-Police Joint Crackdown on 'Late-Night Drinking Ban' at Hangang Park... 3,672 Personnel Deployed

Hangang Project Headquarters and Police Jointly Crack Down on Late-Night Quarantine Rule Violations at Hangang Park
Intensive Enforcement from the 9th to the 25th for 17 Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government's Hangang Project Headquarters will intensively crack down on violations of COVID-19 quarantine rules such as drinking after 10 p.m. throughout Hangang Park for 17 days from the 9th to the 25th, in cooperation with the police.

Every day, a total of 216 personnel, including 130 police officers, will conduct guidance and enforcement activities throughout Hangang Park, deploying 3,672 personnel over the 17 days. The crackdown will be focused from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. the following day.

Earlier, in accordance with strengthened quarantine measures in the metropolitan area, the Hangang Project Headquarters announced an administrative order banning drinking in Hangang Park to prevent the spread of COVID-19, prohibiting drinking after 10 p.m. throughout Hangang Park from midnight on the 7th until further notice.

Accordingly, drinking is prohibited in Hangang Park from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, and violators will be fined up to 100,000 won under the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to enhance effectiveness in cooperation with the Autonomous Police Committee, launched on the 1st, and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Accordingly, the Hangang Project Headquarters will actively promote ‘Strengthening Safety Management in Hangang Park’ together with the Seoul Autonomous Police Committee and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to increase public awareness.

Song Young-min, Acting Director of the Seoul Hangang Project Headquarters, said, “Through late-night drinking crackdowns in Hangang Park with the police, we hope to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and raise social consensus and awareness,” adding, “We ask for the deep understanding and active cooperation of citizens.”

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