What if there's an emergency during the Lunar New Year holiday? "In Incheon, press 'Universal Call' for 24 hours."

YTN Radio (FM 94.5) [YTN News FM Wise Radio Life]

□ Broadcast date and time: January 22, 2025 (Wednesday)
□ Host: announcer Park Gui-bin
□ Castor: Jeong Seung-hwan, head of the Incheon Metropolitan City Autonomous Administration Division

* The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information.

◆ Announcer Park Gui-bin (hereinafter referred to as Park Gui-bin): Living white paper, today we are with Incheon City. This year's Lunar New Year holiday will be designated as a temporary holiday, and a total of six days of golden holidays will continue. Incheon Metropolitan City has prepared comprehensive measures for the Lunar New Year holiday so that citizens can have a safe and comfortable holiday. For more information, I will talk to Jeong Seung-hwan, head of the Incheon Metropolitan City Autonomous Administration Department. How are you, sir?

◇ Jeong Seung-hwan, Head of the Autonomous Administration Division, Incheon Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as Jeong Seung-hwan): Yes, hello.

◆ Park Gui-bin: One of the most visited places by citizens during the Lunar New Year holiday is Incheon Family Park, so how are you preparing to operate it?

◇ Jung Seung-hwan: Yes, our Incheon city is running a task force for the safety of visitors to the Incheon Family Park for 13 days from January 18th to 30th. Since many visitors are expected to visit the graves on January 29, the day of the Lunar New Year's Day, we plan to completely control the entry of vehicles in the family park and set up a temporary parking lot of 300 lots in the nearby Jeil High School playground. In addition, for the convenience of citizens to travel, shuttle buses are operated free of charge every two minutes from Exit 2 of Bupyeong Samgeori Station to Incheon Family Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is expected that the area around the family park will be very crowded during the Lunar New Year holiday. Citizens are asked to visit the graves in advance or use public transportation.

◆ Park Gui-bin: Traditional markets will also be crowded with holiday shoppers. Are there any benefits for using traditional markets and Onnuri gift certificates?

◇ Jung Seung-hwan: For the convenience of citizens to use traditional markets, parking and stopping are allowed on the roads around 22 traditional markets in downtown Incheon from January 18 to January 30. And there are two gift certificates issued for Onnuri gift certificates. If you purchase a digital gift certificate from January 10th to February 10th, the discount rate is also extended to 15% up to 2 million won. However, paper gift certificates are 5% discounted within the 500,000 won limit, so please pay attention to the use of digital gift certificates.

◆ Park Gui-bin: The most urgent thing about the Lunar New Year holiday is when you are sick. Do you have any emergency medical measures?

◇ Jeong Seung-hwan: In order to maintain a tight emergency medical system, our city is also preparing for emergency response by establishing a cooperative system with emergency medical institutions. First of all, 21 emergency medical institutions and 6 emergency medical facilities operate normally 24 hours a day during the holiday season, and 7 Moonlight Children's Hospital and 33 public late-night pharmacies specializing in children are operated during the holiday season. You can check hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies that provide treatment during the holiday season on the emergency medical portal or the city, county, and district websites, and if you have difficulty with the Internet, you can contact the 120 Michuhol Call Center, 129 Health and Welfare Call Center, and 119 Emergency Situation Management Center.

◆ Park Gui-bin: I think there are a lot of things to look at before the holiday and during the holiday season, so please explain the comprehensive measures for the Lunar New Year implemented by the city.

◇ Jeong Seung-hwan: Yes, our city has established and operated comprehensive measures for the Lunar New Year holiday in 14 situations, including prices, transportation, and medical care, so that citizens can have a comfortable and safe holiday during the Lunar New Year holiday. First of all, we are trying to stabilize prices by monitoring the supply and demand of Lunar New Year's holy water products and the price trends of agricultural, livestock and fisheries products through the Internet and opening them to citizens. In addition, for the smooth movement and safety of returnees during the holiday season, express buses and intercity buses as well as passenger ships will increase the number of trips to reduce congestion, and in particular, all vehicles using the Wonjeoksan Tunnel and Manwolsan Tunnel will be exempted from tolls from January 27 to 30. In addition, we are waiting 24 hours a day to supply tap water stably and quickly deal with daily complaints such as leaks. In addition, useful information on the Lunar New Year holiday, such as cultural event information, can be found on the city's website and the 120 Michuhol Call Center.

◆ Park Gui-bin: Please say a word to the citizens one last time.

◇ Jung Seung-hwan: I don't think we can overemphasize safety. Citizens, please always look around, and if there are dangerous facilities around us, please contact the 120 Michuhol Call Center at any time and we will deal with them immediately. We, Incheon Metropolitan City, are doing our best to prepare citizens to have a safe and happy Lunar New Year. I hope your home will be full of love and happiness. I hope you have a warm and enjoyable holiday. Thank you.

◆ Park Gui-bin: Until now, I was Jeong Seung-hwan, head of the Incheon Metropolitan City Autonomous Administration Department.