Seoul Gangseo-gu 'Making Traditional Markets People Want to Visit' Campaign

Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Conducts ‘Traditional Market Environment Improvement Campaign’ at Six Traditional Markets Including Nambu Golmok Market from 23rd to 31st

Promotion of Seven Key Compliance Items for Revitalizing Traditional Markets and Signature Campaign for Environmental Improvement Participation

Efforts to Strengthen Traditional Market Competitiveness through Enforcement Against Illegal Storage, Facility Expansion, and Changing Merchants’ Awareness

"Let’s Create Safe and Convenient Traditional Markets Together"

Gangseo-gu, Seoul, is receiving great responses by conducting an environment improvement campaign aimed at resolving recurring complaints and creating ‘traditional markets people want to visit.’

The traditional market environment improvement campaign has been promoted since the 23rd at six traditional markets in the area, including Nambu Golmok Market, Kkachisan Market, and Hwagok Bondong Market, to resolve recurring complaints and strengthen the competitiveness of traditional markets.

The campaign held on the 30th at Hwagok Jungang Market was attended by about 30 people, including executives of the Hwagok Jungang Market Merchants’ Association, merchants, and district office staff.

On this day, participants wore sashes and promoted the ‘Seven Key Compliance Items for Revitalizing Traditional Markets’ to merchants and customers, which include ▲observance of customer lines ▲compliance with shade installation regulations ▲thorough fire prevention and market safety maintenance ▲mandatory use of card payments and Seoul Pay ▲implementation of exchange and refund policies ▲price labeling system enforcement ▲and country of origin labeling enforcement.

Additionally, a ‘Signature Campaign for Participation in Traditional Market Environment Improvement’ was conducted targeting merchants, and a fire truck passage training was held together to share safety awareness.

Before the campaign, the district held ‘Meetings for Traditional Market Environment Improvement’ at Bangsin Traditional Market and Kkachisan Market on the 8th and 9th to listen to the voices of market merchants.

A district official said, “We are actively collecting various opinions to create traditional markets that residents trust and want to visit, and are promoting multifaceted support projects. We will continue to strive to strengthen the competitiveness of traditional markets.”

The district is continuously working to create ‘traditional markets people want to visit’ by establishing market order for visitor convenience such as cracking down on illegal storage and expanding walkways, expanding and managing facilities for fire and safety management, and improving the image of traditional markets through changes in merchants’ awareness.

The ‘Traditional Market Environment Improvement Campaign’ for creating traditional markets people want to visit will continue at Songhwa Mural Market at 11 a.m. on the 31st.

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