Gwanak-gu, Ensuring Local Security and Eradicating Alcohol-Related Violence

Held Regional Public Safety Council and Launched Campaign for Healthy Drinking Culture

Formed council with district office, police station, fire station, and education support office to share cooperative public safety cases and gather institutional opinions

Gwanak-gu (District Mayor Park Junhee) held the ‘2023 Gwanak-gu Regional Public Safety Council’ on the 24th and launched a ‘Joint Campaign for the Creation of a Healthy Drinking Culture.’

The Gwanak-gu Regional Public Safety Council consists of 22 members including heads of related institutions such as Gwanak-gu, Gwanak-gu Council, Gwanak Police Station, Gwanak Fire Station, Dongjak-Gwanak Office of Education, and public safety officials. The council shares the current public safety status and cooperative public safety cases in Gwanak-gu and works together to devise countermeasures.

The district office newly reorganized the council members and conducted in-depth discussions and gathered opinions on the actual conditions and seriousness of the recent surge in alcohol-related violence, eradication of alcohol-related violent crimes, and improvement of drinking culture.

In particular, the heads of institutions personally wore sashes and held placards to campaign at Seoul National University Station, where restaurants and pubs are concentrated, and Sharosugil, a popular spot among young people, appealing for participation in creating a healthy drinking culture.

On April 20, Gwanak-gu partially amended and promulgated the ordinance for the creation and support of a healthy drinking culture in Seoul’s Gwanak-gu, establishing the legal basis to designate ‘No Drinking Zones.’ The Gwanak Police Station has also been operating a ‘Dedicated Alcohol-Related Violence Task Force’ since April 19, actively working to prevent incidents and accidents caused by drinking.

Park Junhee, Mayor of Gwanak-gu who participated in the campaign, said, “We will continue to build a collaborative system among related institutions for regional public safety and strive to create a safe Gwanak free from crimes such as alcohol-related violence.”

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