1. Invest in Charity
 
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A campaign was launched to make an effort to help neighbors in need during difficult times.
 
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The love temperature tower was raised again this year for the year-endNew Year’s.
 
The target for fund raising$110,000. The thermometer will rise1°C for the collection of 1% of the target, which$11,000 in donations.

Donationsthe campaign will be given to people who need welfare assistance.

Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea plans to collect donations until January 2010 in places such as highway tollgates.
 

2. Interest Lost in Intangible Cultural Properties
 
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Intangible cultural properties, made with soulpassion shows our culturehistory. However interestslowly fading whichwhy a conservation planneeded.
 
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Artist Lee Kyu-nam carved sdrawings using a chiselhammer for 30 years.
 
As the 40th Gyeonggi Province Intangible Cultural Properties artist, letter carving has been a part of his life.
 
Currently there are 50 people working in Gyeonggi Province as Intangible Cultural Properties.
 
However 58% of them are over 65 years old54% haveappointed initiators.

Iturgent to preserve the intangible cultural properties as they are facing financial difficulties due to low aiddifficulty in procuring the market.

Gyeonggi Provinceplanning to provide various measures such as publicly collecting scholarship registration for initiation to preserve intangible cultural properties.

3. Fake Domestic Agricultural Products, Freeze!

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Farmersconsumers are facing harm due to Chinese agricultural products distributed as Korean products. The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Department stepped up to strengthen the managementsupervision of origin declaration.
 
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Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Department will take steps to stop the violation of origin declarations of food.

The Special Judicial Police Department prosecuted 31 companies that falsely d the origin of Chinese chili powder or placed other substances in the powder.

False origin declaration of imported agricultural products will leave a smaller margin for domestic agricultural productswill bring distrust to consumers.

To avoid the high tariff rate, importers disguised the dried chilies as frozen chilies, produced chili powderdistributed them to throughout the market.

Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Departmentplanning to strengthen the managementsupervision of origin declaration through ongoing inspections.

4. Gyeonggi Province, Together with the Red Cross

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Gyeonggi Provincethe first local government to bind agreements with the Republic of Korea National Red Cross to contribute to public welfare.
 
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Gyeonggi Province concluded an agreement with the Republic of Korea National Red Cross to contribute to public welfare.
Thisthe first for a local governmentthrough various rescue projectsresidents’ welfare projects; itexpected to strengthen privatepublic cooperation in the future.
 
They also plan to carry out projects such as the rescue project (countermeasures against unexpected accidentsnatural disasters), solving various social issuessupport activities for people in need.

Gyeonggi Province presented the infinite care project for families in difficulties through cooperation with the Republic of Korea National Red Cross. Through this agreement, various welfare polices will come into effect faster.

5. Paju Shimhak Mountain Boardwalk Formed as ‘Dullae Track’
 
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As moremore people are into walking nowadays, walking tracks such as Jeju Island’s ‘Ollae Track’many other tracks in Korea are being formed. Shimhak Mountain in Paju made a ‘Dullae Track’.
 
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Herea pathway with autumn leaves.

A track will be formed in Paju Shimhak Mountain so that people will be able to enjoy walking looking downstream of the Han RiverTongil Tower. People are gaining more energyspiritwalking through the mountain path.
 
Shimhak Mountain ‘Dullae Track’ which opened on the 24tharound 6.8kmthe water reservoir to YakchunsaYakchunsa to the village.

This walking trackunlike mountain climbing in which you climb updown the mountain. The track was made to go around the mountain’s waist so that both menwomen can easily walk through the track.

The track also has wooden stairstowers in certain areas so that mountain climbers can see the Han RiverNorth Korea regions such as Imjin River.
 
Paju has many tourist attractions such as Heyri Art Village, Paju Book CityOdu Mountain Tongil Tower.
The track in Shimhak Mountainexpected to be another tourist attraction in Paju.

6. Traditional Market Customer Center in Place

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As big marts opened, traditional markets that faced fewer consumers put together customer centers to revitalize the market. They deliver ordered goodseven have return services.

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Lee Jong-ja who owns a restaurant doesgo to the market but ordersphone.

A customer center will deliver the goods promptly right after taking the order.
 
The customer center which opened on the 26th delivers to customers that order through the customer center quicklyusing a delivery car.

The customer center has a delivery call center to returnexchange goods ordered. 

Lockers for customers to place their bags so that they can look around the market freelynursing rooms for mothers are available in the market.

There are around 220 stores registered in the center. Deliveryavailable9am to 6pmis free for areas within Osan City. 

7. Elderly Suicide &Abuse Prevention Convention

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Elderly suicide rates have increased incredibly as moremore elderly live alone. Gyeonggi Province together with civic groups opened a convention to discuss elderly suicideabuse issues. 

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 Gyeonggi Province made an agreement with 20 civic groups such as the Korean Senior Citizens AssociationLifeLine Korea to prevent elderly suicideabuse.

The convention introduced measures for current elderly issues.

Gyeonggi Province d 42 elderly suicide prevention centers with professional consultants in 31 citiesdistricts.
Aid was given to the low income elderly with depression.

88 elderly who had the urge to suicide received medical treatment this year.

Elderly problems are social issuesnot individual problems anymore. Itneeded for the elderly to take part in social activities to lead a 2nd life.