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You can easily see the increasing number of street stalls on Seoul's sidewalks, which is fast becoming a phenomenon. You may have walked towards one of those and bought one or two of the cheap products displayed there. Perhaps you have suffered the inconvenience of squeezing your way past the already narrow sidewalks crowded with stalls. Your experiences represent the current dilemma about fixing the problems of the street stalls. Some insist that the stalls are illegal while others emphasize the practicality of the stores as well as the vendors' right to make a living.
Korean authorities, however, are clear on their position. By law, street stalls are not permitted and are therefore illegal. but despite this law, street stalls are prospering in downtown Seoul, such as Myung-dong and Sinchon. Why doesn't the government carry out the law? A Seoul city government official explains the actual difficulties of controlling street stalls. "Ti seems that we are not doing anything about this bout in fact, we have driven away many of these stalls. However, controlling them all the time is impossible. Even if they are removed, vendors can get them back and start again of other vendors set up new stalls."
Social agreement also is not uniform regarding the issue of controlling or removing them. Most citizens have admitted their merits, especially the younger generations who prefer buying cheap products and food there. Moreover, they think having a street stall is one means of living for the poor, so many feel it's not right to remove them. As a result , the Korean government has no choice but to put off controlling them.
Examples from Foreign countries
New York City, U.S.A = Street stalls also abound in New York City. Before revising regulations in 1999, there were about 5,000 legal vendors and about 18,000 illegal vendors. The New York City government issues licenses and administer them, while illegal stalls are monitored frequently. In the case of food stalls, licenses are issued to reservists and the disabled. In the case of general street stalls, after being preferentially issued to reservists and the disabled, licenses are issued to ordinary citizens accordidng to a waiting list. Also, the location of every street stall must meet the requirements of the city government.
Fukuoka, Japan = Many vending machines take the place of street stalls, so there are few general street stalls in Japan. However, Yatai, the Japanese carriage, still remains in Fukuoka. There were over 400 yatais in 1965, but only about 190 in December 2000. They have become tourist attractions, so Fukuoka has to actively administer a licence system. To get a license, a vendor should follow the carriage's standard size, hours of commerce and public hygiene. Also, the carriage must be suitable to meet specific regulations regarding places of commerce.
Even if many countries have a license system to fix the problems of street stalls, it doesn't always succeed. Hong Kong and Taipei in Taiwan also have the system but it doesn't work because of the increasing number of new street stalls. On the other han, Japan can reduce the number because of ripe civil consciousness and the street culture support the system. Therefore, the problems of street stalls are related to social and economic situations.
"Seoul doesn't have a specific solution to the problem of street stalls except to remove them. Each local government tries to support vendors to change their jobs, but they don't want to do it," a city official said. Seoul's counterplan has not worked effectively because its standards are vague and it hasn't been managed systematically.
The Korea Center for City and Environment Research proposed a new direction for a solution in a report called 'managing street stalls : finding countermeasures in middle and long range plans.' It suggests a registration system where the government issues licenses and livies taxes on stall owners, much like in Japan and the United States. Surely, specific standards should be established first about designated areas for street stalls before any system of operation can be carried out. Public agreement must also be formed about standards of registration such as size of stall, vendors' age and property, as well as preferential treatment ofr the disabled and underprivileged citizens.
Question
1. Have you ever seen or bought products displayed street?
2. What is your opinion on street stalls?
3. Do you think street stalls problem needs license system?
4. Street stalls are dilemma between law and actuality, What do you think should be change both sides
(government and vendors) to solve this problems?
Korean authorities, however, are clear on their position. By law, street stalls are not permitted and are therefore illegal. but despite this law, street stalls are prospering in downtown Seoul, such as Myung-dong and Sinchon. Why doesn't the government carry out the law? A Seoul city government official explains the actual difficulties of controlling street stalls. "Ti seems that we are not doing anything about this bout in fact, we have driven away many of these stalls. However, controlling them all the time is impossible. Even if they are removed, vendors can get them back and start again of other vendors set up new stalls."
Social agreement also is not uniform regarding the issue of controlling or removing them. Most citizens have admitted their merits, especially the younger generations who prefer buying cheap products and food there. Moreover, they think having a street stall is one means of living for the poor, so many feel it's not right to remove them. As a result , the Korean government has no choice but to put off controlling them.
Examples from Foreign countries
New York City, U.S.A = Street stalls also abound in New York City. Before revising regulations in 1999, there were about 5,000 legal vendors and about 18,000 illegal vendors. The New York City government issues licenses and administer them, while illegal stalls are monitored frequently. In the case of food stalls, licenses are issued to reservists and the disabled. In the case of general street stalls, after being preferentially issued to reservists and the disabled, licenses are issued to ordinary citizens accordidng to a waiting list. Also, the location of every street stall must meet the requirements of the city government.
Fukuoka, Japan = Many vending machines take the place of street stalls, so there are few general street stalls in Japan. However, Yatai, the Japanese carriage, still remains in Fukuoka. There were over 400 yatais in 1965, but only about 190 in December 2000. They have become tourist attractions, so Fukuoka has to actively administer a licence system. To get a license, a vendor should follow the carriage's standard size, hours of commerce and public hygiene. Also, the carriage must be suitable to meet specific regulations regarding places of commerce.
Even if many countries have a license system to fix the problems of street stalls, it doesn't always succeed. Hong Kong and Taipei in Taiwan also have the system but it doesn't work because of the increasing number of new street stalls. On the other han, Japan can reduce the number because of ripe civil consciousness and the street culture support the system. Therefore, the problems of street stalls are related to social and economic situations.
"Seoul doesn't have a specific solution to the problem of street stalls except to remove them. Each local government tries to support vendors to change their jobs, but they don't want to do it," a city official said. Seoul's counterplan has not worked effectively because its standards are vague and it hasn't been managed systematically.
The Korea Center for City and Environment Research proposed a new direction for a solution in a report called 'managing street stalls : finding countermeasures in middle and long range plans.' It suggests a registration system where the government issues licenses and livies taxes on stall owners, much like in Japan and the United States. Surely, specific standards should be established first about designated areas for street stalls before any system of operation can be carried out. Public agreement must also be formed about standards of registration such as size of stall, vendors' age and property, as well as preferential treatment ofr the disabled and underprivileged citizens.
Question
1. Have you ever seen or bought products displayed street?
2. What is your opinion on street stalls?
3. Do you think street stalls problem needs license system?
4. Street stalls are dilemma between law and actuality, What do you think should be change both sides
(government and vendors) to solve this problems?
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