Gapyeong Residents, 68.9% Say Comprehensive Funeral Facility "Needed" vs 23.7% "Not Needed"

Opinions Divided on Facility Scale... Gapyeong-gun Begins Preparing Measures

Survey Results on the Necessity of Building a Comprehensive Funeral Facility in Gapyeong County [Provided by Gapyeong County]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province announced the results of the 'Comprehensive Funeral Facility Construction Direction Survey' on the 7th.

In the survey conducted by the county from August 26 to September 3, 69.8% responded that "the construction of a comprehensive funeral facility in Gapyeong-gun is necessary," while 23.7% responded that it was "unnecessary."

The reasons for the need for construction were surveyed as follows: 'Provision of one-stop comprehensive funeral services' at 33.9%, 'Resolution of long-distance cremation issues' at 27.5%, and 'Easy access and convenience for funeral services' at 17.6%.

Regarding the direction of construction, the responses were 'Joint-type comprehensive funeral facility' at 27.7%, 'Comprehensive funeral facility of the scale desired by the hosting area (single or joint)' at 23.2%, and 'Single-type comprehensive funeral facility' at 23.1%, in that order.

When asked about the priorities to consider during construction, the responses were 'Located in a place with convenient transportation and easy access' at 19.9%, 'Setting affordable usage prices' at 16.6%, 'Improvement of income in the hosting area and safe facility management' at 13.9%, and 'Resolution of civil complaints and conflicts related to the installation of funeral facilities' at 13.7%, respectively.

A Gapyeong-gun official stated, "Although the opinion that the construction of a comprehensive funeral facility in Gapyeong-gun is necessary exceeded the majority at 68.9%, opinions among residents are still divided regarding the scale of the facility. We will prepare a plan that residents can agree on and negotiate to promote the comprehensive funeral facility construction project."

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