[Photo] Yongsan-gu Joins Public and Private Sectors for Special Halloween Day Disinfection Efforts

[Seoul District Photo News] Yongsan-gu Holds Special Halloween Day Joint Public-Private Quarantine Measures Meeting ... Yudonggyun, Mapo-gu Mayor, Presides Over ‘2021 Mapo-gu Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill’ ... ‘Seocho Child Protection Response Center’ Signs MOU for One-Stop Public-Private-Police Solution from Child Abuse Reporting to Follow-Up Management ... Chaehyeonil, Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor, Attends Seoul International Finance Conference ... Kim Seongap, Gwangjin-gu Mayor, Inspects Junggok-dong Comprehensive Medical Complex Site ... Oh Seungrok, Nowon-gu Mayor, Attends Cheongwon Girls’ High School ‘Ttukttak Project’ Opening Ceremony

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seong Jang-hyun) held a 'Halloween Day Special Quarantine Public-Private Joint Countermeasure Meeting' on the 27th at the district office's large conference room.

This was to prepare for special quarantine and safety accident prevention during the Halloween Day period, which is just two days away.

The meeting lasted for one hour, proceeding in the order of greetings, quarantine measures presentations by each institution, Q&A between public and private sectors, and free discussion. About 20 people attended, including Mayor Seong Jang-hyun, Yongsan Police Chief Park Joo-hyun, Yongsan Fire Chief Choi Seong-beom, and Vice Chairman Yoo Tae-hyuk of the Itaewon Tourism Special Zone Association.

During the special quarantine intensive period, the district established an organic cooperation system with Yongsan Police Station, Tourism Police Unit, and Yongsan Fire Station. They actively implemented measures for a safe Halloween Day, such as concentrated patrols in crowded areas, crime prevention safety activities, intensive inspections of entertainment facilities and illegal lodging businesses, and promotion of fire safety measures including quarantine inspections and disinfection.

The Itaewon Tourism Special Zone Association also lends support. At the two quarantine gateways installed on the world food specialty streets where the most people gather, visitors' temperatures are checked, and merchants take turns participating in quarantine disinfection and night patrol activities.

Meanwhile, the district has been continuing special quarantine measures for Halloween Day since the 25th. Major measures include ▲ operation of the Disaster Safety Countermeasure Headquarters and on-site situation support team ▲ special inspections of high-risk facility quarantine rules ▲ noise control ▲ special street maintenance ▲ cleaning and safety inspections around Itaewon.

Mayor Seong Jang-hyun said, "We expect many people to visit Itaewon for Halloween Day, and all related organizations including the district are working together to actively enforce special quarantine measures. We ask everyone visiting Itaewon to strictly follow quarantine rules to prove that With-Corona can proceed without problems, helping achieve phased daily recovery and revitalization of commercial districts."

Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) conducted the '2021 Mapo-gu Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' at 2 p.m. on the 28th.

The 'Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' is a nationwide comprehensive drill simultaneously conducted by 324 institutions including central government ministries, local governments, and public institutions under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Considering the COVID-19 situation this year, the district simulated complex disaster scenarios and conducted disaster response discussions in a non-face-to-face format.

On this day, Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun, head of the Mapo-gu Disaster Safety Countermeasure Headquarters, directly led the mock discussion drill. Fifteen departments of Mapo-gu Office and 11 disaster management responsible institutions including Mapo Fire Station and Mapo Police Station participated.

Jo Eun-hee, Seocho District Mayor (second from left), Song Young-ho, Seocho Police Station Chief, Kim Sang-moon, Bangbae Police Station Chief, and Jeon Sun-young, Director of Gye-Young Welfare Foundation, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a joint child protection response agreement at the Seocho Child Protection Response Center on the 28th.

Seocho-gu (Mayor Cho Eun-hee) held a business agreement ceremony for joint child protection response with Seocho Police Station and Bangbae Police Station at the 'Seocho Child Protection Response Center,' which is the nation's first one-stop center handling child abuse reports to post-management, at 2:30 p.m. on the 28th.

The event was attended by three collaborative institutions for building the child protection system, including Seocho-gu Mayor Cho Eun-hee, Seocho Police Chief Song Young-ho, Bangbae Police Chief Kim Sang-moon, and Chairman Jeon Seon-young of the Gye Welfare Foundation.

The event proceeded in the order of ▲ writing congratulatory messages ▲ signing the business agreement.

Mayor Cho Eun-hee said, "Through the Seocho Child Protection Response Center and the shelter for abused children, I believe that tragedies like the 'Jung-in case' will not occur in Seocho due to close cooperation among public, private, and police sectors. We will establish a Seocho-type child abuse response system without blind spots and hope it becomes a good role model for other local governments."

The Seocho Child Protection Response Center is a two-story building with a total floor area of 108㎡, built with a total construction cost of 800 million KRW (500 million KRW in donations, 300 million KRW from the district). It operates with segmented spaces such as a public-private-police collaboration office, integrated conference room, abuse prevention education room, and counseling treatment room. Nine personnel including dedicated public officials, police officers, child protection specialists, and psychological therapists reside there.

The district performs ▲ early intervention in child abuse ▲ child protection measures ▲ child abuse prevention education at this center.

The establishment of this center was prompted by the lack of a control tower among police, district office, and child protection agencies, which was pointed out as a loophole in the 'Jung-in case,' where a child died at 16 months due to abuse by adoptive parents last year. Accordingly, the district established a new concept child protection response center that comprehensively handles and manages child abuse cases through collaboration among private, administrative, and police sectors.

Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Chae Hyun-il attended the '2021 Seoul International Finance Conference' held at Conrad Hotel in Yeouido on the morning of the 28th.

The '2021 Seoul International Finance Conference' is an event co-hosted by Seoul City and the Financial Supervisory Service, where prominent domestic and international figures participated both online and offline to discuss trends and directions of the international financial industry.

Mayor Chae said, "In line with Seoul City's remarkable leap as a global financial city, Yeongdeungpo-gu will do its best at the district level to strengthen the competitiveness of the financial industry and lay the foundation for growth."

Gwangjin-gu Mayor Kim Seon-gap conducted an on-site inspection of the Health and Welfare Administration Town around Junggok Station on the 28th.

The Health and Welfare Administration Town around Junggok Station is part of the comprehensive medical complex development project on the site of the National Seoul Hospital in Junggok-dong. The first phase, the National Mental Health Center, was completed in 2016, and the second phase, the Medical Administration Town, was completed in July this year.

The Medical Administration Town was constructed with a total floor area of 52,222㎡ (15,797 pyeong), consisting of 2 basement floors and 20 above-ground floors. Medical administrative institutions such as the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Korea International Health and Medical Foundation, Korea Health Promotion Institute, and Korea Social Security Information Service are expected to move in by mid-December.

In particular, the 3rd and 4th floors will have a comprehensive childcare support center and a cultural performance hall to enhance residents' convenience.

The 3rd floor houses a public indoor playground, a Kiwoom Center, a comprehensive childcare support center, and an open childcare room, while the 4th floor includes a children's performance hall, a village autonomy center, and an informatization education center.

Mayor Kim Seon-gap visited the site before the institutions move in to conduct a final inspection. He said, "We will repeatedly consider until residents actually use the facilities to create more convenient and necessary spaces. I ask to maximize the available space that can be shared with residents and complete the project." He added, "This place is expected to be developed as a specialized strategic hub area centered on medical and administrative functions. Once all institutions move in, about 1,000 residents and 3,000 daily floating population are expected, which will lead to regional economic revitalization."

The residents' convenience facilities on the 3rd and 4th floors will be completed by early November and start operation from mid-November. The institutions will begin moving in from early November and complete all moves by the end of the year.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, Seoul, attended the opening ceremony of the 'Ttukttak Project' held at Cheongwon Girls' High School at 1 p.m. on the 28th.

The Ttukttak Project is a program that creates cultural and artistic community spaces for students in unused spaces within schools. Students of Cheongwon Girls' High School actively participated from initial planning to purchasing materials, remodeling the central hall on the first floor into a resting place called 'Cheongwon ForRest.'

The resting place is decorated with flowers and plants to give students the feeling of resting in a forest, and resting chairs are arranged so that students can use it as a community space.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok, who attended the opening ceremony, commended the students who participated in the Ttukttak Project and toured the completed space with school officials and village advisory groups.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, "The abandoned space has been transformed into a wonderful resting place through students' proactive planning and participation. I hope the students of Cheongwon can rest comfortably here and create joyful memories," offering his congratulations.

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