BUSAN — Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo will visit a traditional market, a fire station, a police station and a post office ahead of the Chuseok holiday to inspect conditions affecting daily life and public safety. The visits are intended to review difficulties facing traditional market merchants amid weak consumption driven by high prices and high interest rates, while encouraging front-line workers who stay on duty during the holiday to protect public safety and maintain daily services.
Jeon will begin on the afternoon of the 23rd at Seodong Miro Market in Geumjeong District, followed by visits to Nambu Fire Station, Suyeong Police Station and Yeonje Post Office. At Seodong Miro Market, he will review the supply of holiday goods and price trends and hear from merchants and shoppers. He also plans to buy holiday items himself to promote use of traditional markets and to listen to the business difficulties of merchants struggling with weakening consumer sentiment.
At Nambu Fire Station, he will inspect preparations for special Chuseok alert duty running from 6 p.m. that day until 9 a.m. on the 28th. He will review fire prevention activities at facilities vulnerable to fire and readiness for large-scale disasters, and encourage firefighters remaining on duty through the holiday.
At Suyeong Police Station, in its second year of operation, he will review crime prevention and policing measures for the holiday. He will examine advance inspections of areas vulnerable to crime and accidents, policing activities for residents who stay in the city rather than traveling, and responses to crimes affecting daily life, and will hear officers' concerns about conditions in the field.
At Yeonje Post Office, he will inspect mail delivery operations, which have surged ahead of Chuseok. The post office is running a 16-day special delivery period from the 14th to the 29th of this month and maintaining an emergency duty system. Jeon plans to tour the mail sorting and logistics areas and urge workers to prevent safety accidents and manage their health.
The Busan Metropolitan Government has drawn up a comprehensive Chuseok holiday plan covering seven areas, including the local economy, public safety and welfare support, and will operate joint situation rooms at the city and district levels during the holiday.
"I am grateful to everyone who quietly devotes themselves out of sight so that the holiday can be safe and comfortable," Jeon said. "We will concentrate all our capabilities on carrying out the comprehensive holiday plan, from the local economy to public safety."
