Gyeonggi-do Prepares Safety Measures for Crowds and More on November 17 College Scholastic Ability Test Day

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has prepared measures to deal with crowd congestion after the end of the '2023 College Scholastic Ability Test' scheduled for the 17th.

On the 16th, Gyeonggi Province held a 'CSAT Safety Measures Meeting' at the provincial office and will deploy 890 personnel from the province and city/counties to conduct safety inspections at 37 locations within the province expected to be crowded on the exam day, including Suwon Station Rodeo Street and Ilsan La Festa.

The inspection personnel will identify potential accident risks in advance and plan to request cooperation from related agencies such as the police and fire department in case of emergencies.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters will also enter an emergency response posture to promptly handle accidents on the CSAT day.

Additionally, the province will form an inspection team of about 20 people to check movie theaters with more than 1,300 seats and about five karaoke rooms per city/county.

The inspections will be joint operations between the province and city/counties, focusing on whether youths enter restricted areas after 10 p.m., issues related to alcohol sales or provision, and mediation of entertainment services.

Furthermore, the province has designated the period until the end of this year as a 'Special Student Safety Period' and will undertake measures such as ▲ COVID-19 quarantine management and youth harmful environment inspections and guidance ▲ prevention of youth drinking and abuse of harmful substances ▲ strengthening safety management of lodging facilities and encouraging staff vigilance ▲ preventing underage unlicensed driving of rental cars.

Previously, from the 11th of last month to the 8th of this month, the province conducted preliminary safety inspections at 360 locations including test sites and education support offices.

To facilitate examinees and ensure smooth vehicle traffic, the province adjusted the office start time at the provincial office on the CSAT day, the 17th, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Meanwhile, this year’s CSAT applicants nationwide number about 508,000 (1,265 test sites), with 146,623 applicants in Gyeonggi Province (357 test sites).

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