Foreigners to Help Korean Police Patrol Hongdae Area of Seoul
If you find yourself in trouble in Hongdae there may be a foreigner on patrol with the police to assist you:
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Amid a rising number of foreign residents, tourists and multiracial families here, Mapo-gu Office in western Seoul has launched a patrol unit comprised of foreigners, to offer help to foreign residents and tourists in the areas around Hongik University Station.
Korea Times
The district office said, Monday, that it held a welcome ceremony for the unit, Friday, consisting of 20 volunteers including foreign residents from Nigeria and China.
The move follows an influx of more and more foreigners in the district.
According to the population and housing census in 2017, the number of multiracial family members living in Mapo-gu was 5,585. Also, the Hongdae area is one of the most popular tourist destinations visited by many foreigners and local residents, together with Yeonnam-dong next door which has gained popularity recently.
The unit members will patrol twice a week for four hours. The patrol course will include Yeonnam-dong and the area near the university, known colloquially as Hongdae. Their main jobs are to provide translation to tourists and listen to their complaints as well as solve conflicts among foreign residents.
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Seoul used to be such a nice place… the idea of Chinese police in Mapo does not fill me with confidence.
I wonder if any of these volunteers have any proficiency in the Korean language? It will be interesting to see how this program works out.
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So are those light sabers or just cudgels they are armed with in the photograph?
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