Gwangju Dong-gu, Dongmyeong-dong Area 'Hangul Signboards' Renovation

Promotion Targeting 30 Locations Including Munhwa Jeondang and Cafe Street

Dong-gu, Gwangju City is promoting the "Foreign Language Signage with Korean Script Project" targeting about 30 businesses using foreign language signs in the Dongmyeong-dong area.
[Photo by Dong-gu, Gwangju City]

On the 8th, Dong-gu, Gwangju City announced that it will promote the 'Foreign Language Signboard with Korean Subtitle Project,' which installs Korean signboards at businesses using foreign language signboards around the National Asia Culture Center and Dongmyeong-dong Cafe Street.

The purpose is to provide easy-to-understand information to residents and tourists who experience inconvenience due to difficult foreign language signboards and to preserve the value of the Korean language.

According to current law, foreign language signboards must be written together with Korean unless there are special reasons. However, enforcement is difficult due to the absence of related penalty regulations.

Since June, Dong-gu has been working with the Dongmyeong Community Win-Win Council, formed by merchants and residents in the project area, to promote the project targeting cafes and restaurants.

The district has installed Korean subtitle signboards reflecting the characteristics of each business at 30 out of about 120 businesses using foreign language signboards, and the entire cost of signboard production and installation is fully supported free of charge.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We thank the business owners who cooperated to widely promote the excellence of the Korean language and create a pleasant street environment,” adding, “We hope this project will lead to the nationwide expansion of Korean language signboard installation.”

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