Gyeongbuk Province Installs 'Priority Parking Spaces for National Merit Recipients' at 14 Public Institutions

Kim Hak-hong, Deputy Governor, "Will Expand Further in the Future"

On the 17th, Gyeongbuk Province held a 'Commemorative Event for the Installation of Priority Parking Spaces for National Merit Recipients' at the Gyeongbuk Independence Movement Memorial Hall, attended by Kim Hak-hong, Deputy Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, Lee Yong-su, Director of the Gyeongbuk Northern Veterans Office, Shin Dong-bo, Deputy Mayor of Andong, and Lim Hyun-sung, Director of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Independence Movement Memorial Hall.

Gyeongbuk Province enacted the 'Ordinance on the Installation and Operation of Priority Parking Spaces for National Merit Recipients in Gyeongsangbuk-do' in November this year to honor national merit recipients who sacrificed and dedicated themselves for the country and to spread a culture of veterans affairs in daily life.

'Priority Parking Area for National Merit Recipients' installed at the Gyeongbuk Independence Movement Memorial Hall in Imha-myeon, Andong-si, Gyeongbuk.

They installed 19 priority parking spaces for national merit recipients across 14 public institutions, including three spaces in the underground parking lot of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office, two spaces in the parking lot of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Independence Movement Memorial Hall, as well as parking lots of affiliated investment and donation institutions, directly affiliated agencies, and business offices.

Gyeongbuk Province plans to continuously expand priority parking spaces for national merit recipients to public institutions where such spaces have not yet been installed.

According to the Parking Lot Act, when the total number of parking units (a space where one vehicle can be parked) is 30 or more, at least one must be installed as a priority parking space. These spaces are to be located in convenient places such as near entrances or elevators to facilitate the mobility of national merit recipients.

Additionally, when a vehicle carrying a national merit recipient uses a priority parking space, the driver must carry an identification card or certificate issued by the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. In case of violation, the manager recommends moving the vehicle to another location.

Kim Hak-hong, Deputy Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, stated, “Gyeongbuk is a sacred place for national defense and veterans affairs, and we must show respect and honor to those who sacrificed and dedicated themselves for the country.” He added, “Priority parking spaces for national merit recipients hold great significance in practicing veterans affairs in daily life, which is gradually being forgotten. Gyeongbuk Province will continue to carry out various projects to spread the culture of veterans affairs.”

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