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Park Heong-joon, Mayor of Busan, Visits Busan Saebyeok Market to Communicate with Merchants… “The Field is the Starting Point of Policy”

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Busan Metropolitan City announced that Mayor Park Heong-joon visited Busan Saebyeok Market in Sasang-gu today (October 2) at 6:30 a.m., where he shared breakfast with merchants and engaged in open dialogue.

This on-site visit was arranged so that Mayor Park could personally encourage traditional market merchants struggling with economic recession and declining consumption, and to hear firsthand their voices regarding support for market revitalization and improvements to safety and convenience facilities.

In addition, the purpose of the visit was to strengthen communication with merchants, enhance the competitiveness of traditional markets, and thereby contribute to the revitalization of the local economy.

During the meeting, merchants shared the difficulties they face in market operations and presented several requests. In particular, they voiced opinions on the need to reinforce fire extinguishing facilities to ensure customer safety and to modernize outdated infrastructure in order to strengthen market competitiveness.

Busan Saebyeok Market, a representative traditional market that supplies food for citizens from early morning, is a hub with more than 240 shops concentrated on agricultural products. Although it plays an important role in citizens’ daily lives, the market has long suffered from outdated facilities and insufficient amenities, causing inconvenience to visitors and highlighting the need for environmental improvements.

On the same day, Mayor Park toured the market, checking for inconveniences experienced by visitors and listening closely to merchants’ candid opinions.

The city plans to actively review the issues raised during this visit and reflect them in policy to ensure citizen safety, improve convenience, revitalize local commercial districts, and create a pleasant market environment.

Going forward, Busan Metropolitan City intends to carefully address even small inconveniences found in everyday life, expand support for traditional markets, and continue to promote measures to revitalize the local economy in ways that bring tangible change for citizens.

Meanwhile, this year the city supported the replacement of three outdated freight elevators at Busan Saebyeok Market.

This project was carried out to ensure the safety of merchants transporting goods and to make it easier for them to handle heavy agricultural and marine products. Through this improvement, merchants’ business conditions have been enhanced and a safer environment for market visitors has been created.

One merchant shared, “The old elevators were inconvenient to use and I always worried about safety accidents while doing business. With the new replacements, transporting goods has become much easier, and now merchants can focus on their business in a much safer environment. This is a great help.”

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “What we see and hear directly in the field is the starting point of policy. We will continue to visit the field to listen to the voices of merchants and citizens, resolve everyday inconveniences, and actively pursue tailored traditional market revitalization measures that inject vitality into the local economy.”