Busan City Implements '2023 Chuseok Holiday Comprehensive Measures'

Comprehensive Plan for 56 Key Tasks in 7 Areas Including Economy, Safety, Transportation, Health, Tourism, Welfare, and Daily Life

Busan City is implementing the ‘2023 Chuseok Holiday Comprehensive Measures,’ including toll exemptions on paid roads, ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

The city has prepared comprehensive measures focusing on revitalizing the economy through boosting domestic demand and stabilizing prices, as well as resolving citizen inconveniences through thorough management of situations related to traffic, safety, and medical care during this Chuseok holiday.

The comprehensive measures cover a total of 56 key tasks across seven areas: ▲livelihood economy ▲citizen safety ▲transportation ▲health and quarantine ▲culture and tourism ▲sharing welfare ▲and daily civil complaints.

First, in the ▲livelihood economy sector, the city will fully respond to consumption promotion and price stabilization, and support policy financial funds for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners to enhance regional economic vitality during the Chuseok holiday.

To stabilize the livelihood economy and improve traffic convenience, tolls on eight paid roads will be exempted. The toll exemption targets include four bridges: Gwangandaegyo, Geogadaegyo, Busanhang, and Eulsukdo Bridge, and four tunnels: Baekyang, Sujeongsan, Sanseong, and Cheonma Tunnel. This will be implemented for four days from September 28 to October 1.

For consumption promotion, the cashback limit for Dongbaekjeon will be raised from 300,000 KRW to 600,000 KRW throughout September, and 1.7915 trillion KRW in policy financial funds will be provided to small business owners and SMEs.

To stabilize prices, a price stabilization task force will be operated, and domestic seafood will be sold at up to 50% discount on the public delivery app Dongbaektong (from September 4 to September 25). Additionally, the supply of major seasonal agricultural products will be increased to 1.6 times the usual demand.

In the ▲citizen safety sector, a 24-hour disaster safety management system will be strengthened to respond promptly to various incidents and accidents during the holiday period.

The disaster safety situation room will operate 24 hours, safety inspections will be conducted at 327 multi-use facilities, special alert duty will be carried out at all fire stations with 9,535 personnel, and the autonomous police crime prevention diagnosis team (CPO) will be intensively operated to establish a rapid response system for fires and safety accidents. Furthermore, radiation inspections on seawater and seafood during the Chuseok holiday will be strengthened to thoroughly respond to the Fukushima contaminated water discharge.

In the ▲transportation sector, a transportation and transit support system will be activated to ensure a comfortable homecoming for citizens.

Transportation capacity for express buses and railroads will be increased by 194 trips per day and 15,994 passengers compared to normal times. Some city buses passing through Busan Station (routes 1001, 1004 at midnight) and Nopo Busan General Bus Terminal (routes 49, 1002 at 1:30 AM) will have extended operating hours.

Also, 47,499 parking spaces across 497 parking lots, including school playgrounds and government offices, will be opened, and real-time traffic information during the Chuseok holiday will be provided online.

In the ▲health and quarantine sector, an emergency quarantine and medical system will be operated to establish a 24-hour uninterrupted emergency medical care system.

Medical services will be provided 24 hours at 36 medical institutions including Dong-A University Hospital, and emergency medical situation rooms will be installed and operated at district and county health centers. The infectious disease medical response system, including for COVID-19, will also operate normally, and protection systems for high-risk groups and infection-vulnerable facilities will be strengthened.

In the ▲culture and tourism sector, various events and discount benefits will be offered for citizens and tourists.

To attract domestic and foreign tourists, the city will pre-inspect the tourism readiness of major tourist sites and run promotions such as a 20% discount on the Visit Busan Pass, and discounts on the Busan City Tour Bus and Taejongdae Danubi Train.

Haeundae Arboretum and Hwamyung Arboretum will be open to citizens except on the holiday itself, and various exhibitions and events will be held at Busan Museum and the Busan Museum of Art.

In the ▲sharing welfare sector, efforts will be made to provide uninterrupted welfare services and spread a sharing atmosphere to ensure no one is left out during the holiday.

Welfare services will continue during the holiday, including monitoring isolated households, providing substitute meals for families at risk of food insecurity, activity support services for people with severe disabilities, and free meal support at the Hope Dream Center.

Additionally, a total of 2.7 billion KRW will be supported by the city, the Community Chest of Korea, and Busan Bank for holiday marginalized groups, including 1.6 billion KRW for support of elderly living alone.

In the ▲daily civil complaints sector, measures will be implemented to minimize citizen inconveniences in daily life.

Measures for waste management such as a city-wide cleaning campaign and special crackdowns on illegal dumping will be carried out. A 24-hour water supply situation room will be operated, and emergency water supply measures will be prepared to promptly handle various daily civil complaints.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun stated, “This Chuseok will be the first holiday after the end of COVID-19 when the entire nation actively visits their hometowns. Especially, with October 2 designated as a temporary holiday, the holiday period has been extended, and it coincides with China’s National Day, so it is expected that more people than ever will visit Busan.” He added, “We hope homecoming visitors and tourists enjoy Busan’s unique tourist attractions and experience the city’s distinctive charm. Furthermore, our city will earnestly implement this year’s Chuseok holiday comprehensive measures to ensure that Busan citizens have a safe and happy holiday.”

Busan City and its 16 districts and counties will deploy a total of 16,351 personnel for situation duty from September 28 to October 3 to ensure a safe and comfortable holiday for citizens, and will respond promptly to civil complaints and incidents.

Busan City Hall.

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