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Busan Metropolitan City to Conduct “Korea Makeover Environmental Cleanup” in Preparation for the 106th National Sports Festival

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that starting today (22nd) at 4:00 p.m., a large-scale environmental cleanup campaign (hereinafter referred to as the “campaign”) will be held around Busan Station and Seomyeon downtown, marking the opening of “Korea Makeover Week (September 22 – October 1)” and preparing for the upcoming National Sports Festival and National Para Games.

The city planned this campaign both to participate in the government’s “Korea Makeover” initiative and to conduct a large-scale citizen-participation cleanup ahead of the National (Para) Sports Festival and the Chuseok holiday.

On this day, approximately 800 participants, including Busan Metropolitan City officials, Dong-gu and Busanjin-gu offices, and members of the Korea Freedom Federation and the Saemaul Undong Council, will join the campaign around Busan Station and Seomyeon. During Korea Makeover Week, all 16 districts and counties of Busan will also conduct their own cleanup activities.

The campaign will first take place at 4:00 p.m. at Busan Station. Then, at 6:00 p.m., the event will move to Seomyeon downtown, where volunteers will collect trash and distribute safety items.

[Busan Station, 16:00] Around 400 people will gather at the Eurasia Platform and be divided into three teams. Two teams will focus on intensive trash collection, while one team will conduct promotional activities for the National Sports Festival near the Busan Station Tourist Information Center, engaging with visiting tourists.

[Seomyeon downtown, 18:00] Around 400 people will gather at Nolimaru (Jeonpo-dong, Busanjin-gu) and move along five routes. They will conduct concentrated trash collection, covering the area from Nolimaru to McDonald’s and ending at the Judies Taehwa shopping complex. Mayor Park Heong-joon will also join the environmental cleanup activities in this area.

In addition, the campaign at Seomyeon will include promotions for the upcoming National (Para) Sports Festival. The city aims to spread a welcoming atmosphere and promote a clean environment throughout Busan to ensure the successful hosting of the events.

The 106th National Sports Festival opens on October 17, and the 45th National Para Games open on October 31.

All participating volunteers, including civic organization members, will wear sashes bearing the slogan “Smile, Kindness, Cleanliness” and carry out street campaigns to warmly welcome athletes, their families, and tourists visiting Busan during the long Chuseok holiday.

The city also plans to clean and maintain not only the 82 competition venues but also the routes for the torch relay, marathon, and triathlon, ensuring both a clean environment and the safety of athletes. Environmental cleanup activities will continue until the conclusion of both the National Sports Festival and the Para Games.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is holding a separate opening event for the “Korea Makeover” campaign today (22nd) in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, with the participation of all 17 metropolitan and provincial governments.

Representatives from Busan, including Kim Kyung-tae, Director General for Planning and Coordination, and 41 members of the Busan Saemaul Council, will also attend the event in Seoul.

To enhance the national image ahead of the Chuseok holiday and the APEC Summit, the government has designated “Korea Makeover Week” from September 22 to October 1. During this period, cleanup activities will focus on vulnerable areas in various sectors, including rivers and parks (Ministry of Environment), coastlines (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries), roads (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport), and rural areas (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs).

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “We planned this event to coincide with Korea Makeover Week, the National (Para) Sports Festival, and the Chuseok holiday. We will continuously promote Busan as a city full of smiles, kindness, and cleanliness to all those visiting.”