Gyeonggi-do Prepares Safety Measures for Local Festivals During Christmas and Year-End Season

On the 23rd, Oh Byung-kwon, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is discussing safety measures related to Christmas and year-end local festivals through a video conference with deputy heads of 31 cities and counties in the province. Photo by Gyeonggi Provincial Government

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is preparing and implementing safety measures related to local festivals in the province ahead of Christmas and the year-end and New Year holidays.

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 23rd, Christmas and year-end and New Year’s sunset and sunrise events in the province will be held at a total of 18 locations in 14 cities and counties, including the Suwon Station Rodeo Christmas Festival in Suwon City, the Haengjusanseong New Year Sunrise in Goyang City, and the Soyosan New Year Sunrise in Dongducheon City.

The province will first establish event safety management plans in advance for these areas and will do its best to prevent safety accidents through prior consultation and inspection with related organizations such as the local fire stations and police stations.

Accordingly, on the day of the event, measures such as managing the flow of participants at the venue, installing safety control lines, and deploying safety management personnel will be implemented. In addition, situation management checks such as dispersing crowds will be conducted during and after the event.

The province will also conduct safety inspections of year-end and New Year local festival sites from the 26th of this month to January 1st of next year.

The safety inspection targets are 16 locations in 14 cities and counties. For three locations including the New Year’s Eve Bell Ringing Ceremony in Siheung City, the Pyeongtaekho Sunrise in Pyeongtaek City, and the Bongseonsa Bell Ringing Ceremony in Namyangju City, joint safety inspections by the province and city/counties will be conducted, while other venues will be inspected by the respective city/counties themselves.

The province is also preparing safety management measures for mass gatherings without organizers held at major famous mountains and parks, such as the Namhansanseong Sunrise event.

For areas expected to be densely crowded, real-time monitoring will be conducted 24 hours a day through CCTV (closed-circuit television), and in case of emergencies, the province and city/county dedicated departments, police stations, and fire stations will immediately disseminate the situation and activate the safety management response system.

Oh Byung-kwon, the first deputy governor of the province’s administration, said at the province-city/county vice heads video conference held on the day, "Since this is the first Christmas and year-end and New Year holidays after the lifting of COVID-19 social distancing, a large crowd is expected at local festivals and various events," and urged, "Please do your best to prevent safety accidents so that they do not lead to disasters."

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