Mokpo Mayor Park Hong-ryul Participates in Traditional Market Shopping Event

Visiting Traditional Markets to "Make Efforts for Revitalizing Commercial Districts"

All Mokpo City Officials Actively Participate in Supporting the Economy by Practicing Shopping

Park Hong-ryul, the mayor of Mokpo City, visited traditional markets ahead of the Chuseok holiday to check on the holiday economy and encourage merchants.

According to the city on the 25th, Mayor Park began his visits on the 24th at the Comprehensive Fishery Market and continued to visit traditional markets including Hang-dong Market, Jungang Food Market, Jayu Market, Dongbu Market, Shin Jungang Market, and Cheongho Market, encouraging merchants and listening to their concerns.

Mayor Park said, “I hope that the local economy, which has been sluggish due to the economic downturn, can be revitalized through Chuseok, the biggest ethnic holiday.” He added, “We will do our best not to neglect efforts to revitalize traditional markets, such as promoting consumption in traditional markets and boosting sales of local love gift certificates.”

Mayor Park Hong-ryul is shopping at a traditional market.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

In July and mid-September, over 1,100 people from the Seoul metropolitan area visited Mokpo’s traditional markets twice by 30 buses, successfully holding shopping events to support the local economy and to pray for the successful hosting of the 104th National Sports Festival and the 43rd National Para Games.

Also, in celebration of the Chuseok holiday, all public officials in Mokpo City promoted seven traditional markets and encouraged shopping events by department and schedule, actively participating in supporting the local economy through promoting seafood consumption and purchasing agricultural and livestock products.

Meanwhile, at Dongbu Market and Jayu Market, a refund event is being promoted where up to 40% of the purchase amount is returned in Onnuri gift certificates when buying domestic seafood, and up to 30% is returned when purchasing agricultural and livestock products.

The Chuseok holiday Onnuri gift certificate refund event, a project jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, is currently underway with two locations selected in Mokpo out of three in Jeollanam-do.

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