With the opening of the Yeongjong Police Station, which has jurisdiction over Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) in Incheon, on the 1st, the district's 140,000 residents can now receive close-contact policing services within their own living area. The move resolves the long-standing inconvenience of having to travel to the Jungbu Police Station in the inland old downtown, and it carries significant meaning in that a new policing foundation has been established in step with the launch of Yeongjong-gu District.
 [The Korean Today] Yeongjong-gu District Mayor Son Hwa-jeong attending the Yeongjong Police Station opening ceremony © Reporter Kim Mi-hee |
Attending the opening ceremony held that day, Yeongjong-gu District Mayor Son Hwa-jeong said in her congratulatory remarks that she hopes the Yeongjong-gu District Office and the Yeongjong Police Station will communicate and cooperate closely and move forward as a single, dependable 'one team' toward the shared goal of a 'safe Yeongjong.' She made clear that district administration and local policing must work hand in hand.
Mayor Son described the opening of the Yeongjong Police Station as a 'historic' event in which the long-cherished wish of the district's 140,000 residents has borne fruit. She said it was deeply meaningful that, at a time when a new era for Yeongjong is beginning, a foundation had been laid to protect residents' safety even more firmly.
 [The Korean Today] Yeongjong-gu District Mayor Son Hwa-jeong attending the Yeongjong Police Station opening ceremony © Reporter Kim Mi-hee |
She went on to note that Yeongjong-gu District is taking its first steps as a leading airport-economy hub city in South Korea that draws the world's attention, and stressed that the most important thing in this process is the foundation of a 'safe city' where residents can live with peace of mind. In effect, she placed public safety at the forefront as the bedrock of the city's growth.
 [The Korean Today] Yeongjong-gu District Mayor Son Hwa-jeong attending the Yeongjong Police Station opening ceremony © Reporter Kim Mi-hee |
Mayor Son urged that the Yeongjong Police Station serve going forward as a dependable neighbor that watches over residents' daily lives up close, and that it contribute to Yeongjong-gu District's growth into the safest and most livable international city.
The Yeongjong Police Station, which opened on the 1st alongside the launch of Yeongjong-gu District, has been set up in a temporary building at 6-13 Haneuldalbit-ro 64beon-gil, Jungsan-dong, Yeongjong-gu District. Its jurisdiction covers all of Yeongjong-gu District as well as Bukdo-myeon in Ongjin-gun County, and Senior Superintendent Yu Dong-bae serves as its first chief. The organization operates with a system of eight divisions, two police substations, and two police boxes.
 [The Korean Today] Yeongjong-gu District Mayor Son Hwa-jeong attending the Yeongjong Police Station opening ceremony © Reporter Kim Mi-hee |
In particular, with this opening, Yeongjong residents are freed from the inconvenience of having to visit the Jungbu Police Station and can now use community-based policing services at a location closer to their living area. As policing demand has steadily grown amid the city's growth driven by a rapid influx of population and rising numbers of Incheon International Airport users, a tightly knit policing system is expected to be put in place, covering not only residents but also visitors coming to Yeongjong.
[ Reporter Kim Mi-hee: incheonsouth@thekoreantoday.com ]
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