Seochunsu, Hamyang County Governor, Encourages Traditional Market Merchants Facing Difficulties Due to COVID-19 During Chuseok Holiday

2021 Hamyang Sansam Anti-Aging Expo Hosting Linked
Efforts to Create a Traditional Market Full of Warmth and Vitality

Seochunsoo County Governor Visits Traditional Market for Chuseok [Image Source=Hamyang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Seo Chunsu, the mayor of Hamyang County, began on-site communication efforts to encourage traditional market merchants and customers facing difficulties due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by visiting traditional markets ahead of the national holiday Chuseok.

Despite his busy schedule managing various events of the 2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo, which opened on the 10th, Mayor Seo visited Jirisan Hamyang Market on the 12th to have sincere conversations with market merchants and consumers and to revitalize the local economy.

During his visit to the traditional market, Mayor Seo listened to the voices of merchants and consumers on-site, including difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and requests from merchants who did not receive government disaster relief funds, and offered words of encouragement, demonstrating his commitment to public welfare.

Additionally, following his visit to the expo venue, he expressed gratitude to tourists visiting the traditional market and promoted quarantine rules such as wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Mayor Seo stated, “Starting with the expo, this has become an opportunity to widely promote our traditional markets nationwide. We will do our best to revitalize the traditional markets by actively promoting them so that tourists can visit the markets in connection with the expo.”

As part of policies to revitalize traditional markets, the county is conducting an event until the 17th that returns 5,000 won in Onnuri gift certificates to customers who purchase more than 50,000 won, striving to boost consumption in traditional markets ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

Furthermore, to support local residents and small business owners struggling due to COVID-19 and to invigorate the local economy, the county is seeing significant effects in alleviating difficulties for small business owners through a 10% special discount on both paper-type Hamyang Love Gift Certificates and mobile Hamyang Love Gift Certificates, in addition to the special discount on paper certificates.

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