Gyeonggi-do Prepares Comprehensive Plan for Chuseok Holiday... Emergency Medical Institutions Operate 24 Hours

Comprehensive Measures for Chuseok Holiday in Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province is implementing a ‘Chuseok Holiday Comprehensive Plan’ across four areas: livelihood recovery, safety and health, culture and welfare, and transportation and convenience to ensure a safe holiday period.

First, Gyeonggi Province plans to operate a comprehensive situation room for five days from the 14th to the 18th of this month and establish an emergency duty system to minimize inconvenience to residents. During this period, various inconveniences and inquiries will be supported 24 hours a day through the Gyeonggi Province Call Center (031-120), and medical institutions will be guided through the emergency medical treatment situation room (031-8008-4775).

In addition, to alleviate residents’ anxiety caused by prolonged medical service gaps, an emergency medical treatment system will be activated. To this end, emergency medical institutions, including six hospitals of the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, will operate 24 hours a day.

Gyeonggi Province will strengthen fire safety management targeting 961 fire-vulnerable facilities such as traditional markets and multi-use facilities, and conduct joint inspections of electric vehicle charging stations.

Households at risk of domestic violence recurrence, high-risk groups for child abuse, and ongoing investigation cases will be monitored to support emergency measures and immediate separation actions.

Public transportation will operate flexibly to provide convenience in movement. For intercity buses, 42 routes and 89 vehicles will be added across five regions, and city and village buses will extend late-night operations if necessary.

Major road traffic and bus information can be checked on the Gyeonggi Transportation Information Center website (gits.gg.go.kr), mobile app (Gyeonggi Transportation Information), or by phone (☎1688-9090).

To ease residents’ grocery burdens, the purchase limit and incentives for Gyeonggi local currency will be expanded, and a livelihood recovery project will be promoted, such as giving back 10% for purchases over 50,000 won at traditional markets or neighborhood businesses.

A customized financial support project will also be promoted for small business owners struggling due to the prolonged economic downturn. About 20,000 small business owners will be supported with operational expense-only fund cards for materials and utility bills, and special debt repayment extension guarantees will be provided for about 15,000 small business owners with medium to low credit ratings.

For households in welfare blind spots at risk, hotlines (010-4419-7722), dedicated call centers (031-120-0), and KakaoTalk channels (GyeonggiBokGTalk) will be operated continuously to strengthen counseling accessibility.

Before and after the holiday, visits, phone calls, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be used to check on the well-being of about 160,000 vulnerable elderly and disabled people, and a protection and support system will be established for 833 homeless individuals.

Youth in need of counseling can receive 24-hour help through the counseling phone (1388), and out-of-home youth requiring protection can use any of the 32 youth shelters in the province that are open at all times.

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