Incheon Seo-gu Conducts Joint Inspection of Youth Hazardous Environments for Winter Break

Incheon Seo-gu (Mayor Kang Beom-seok) announced that on the 27th, a joint inspection of youth hazardous environments was conducted in the Seongnam-dong area, where restaurants and accommodation facilities are concentrated.

This inspection was carried out to block exposure to harmful establishments and substances around schools during the winter break, and to prevent youth delinquency, thereby creating a healthy growth environment.

Seo-gu formed a joint inspection team with the Incheon City Special Judicial Police, the Women and Youth Division of the Western Police Station, the Lifelong Education and Health Division of the Western Education Support Office, and the Seo-gu Youth Hazardous Environment Monitoring Team, focusing on karaoke rooms, restaurants, and accommodation facilities frequently used by youth to conduct guidance and concentrated inspections on violations of the Youth Protection Act.

The main inspection items included checking the entry and employment status of establishments prohibited from admitting or employing youth, the display and sale of harmful substances such as alcohol and tobacco to youth, whether accommodation facilities condoned or assisted in mixed-gender stays of youth, and the appropriateness of harmful substance markings for youth such as alcohol and tobacco. During the inspection process, stickers informing about the prohibition of mixed-gender stays were also distributed.

A Seo-gu official stated, "We will continue to carry out activities, crackdowns, and campaigns to prevent youth hazardous environments, spreading awareness of youth protection and doing our utmost to prevent youth delinquency."