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In the midst of this, dissatisfaction with stores that are still unable to open their doors is growing.
The entertainment establishments in Gwangju protested the government's policy and decided to start operating today (18th).
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Reporter Minji Shin, do many stores actually open their doors?
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Yes, this is the high-tech district in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, where entertainment businesses are gathered.
If you look behind me now, entertainment establishments are advertising their normal business with lights on signboards.
Owners of entertainment establishments in the area have resumed operations today in response to the government's ban on business.
[Nam June Koh/Korea Federation of Entertainment Food Businesses, Gwangju Branch: There are more than ten people who have been sued for name law.
It seems that they couldn't operate normally for about 6 months because of the monthly rent.]
It is estimated that about 120 businesses, which account for 90% of the hi-tech district entertainment businesses, participated in the resumption of business.
Business owners insist that a two-week extension of the business suspension should be closed in effect, with the business being closed for more than 40 days.
It seems that Gwangju Metropolitan City has no intention of withdrawing.
Gwangsan-gu, an autonomous district under its jurisdiction, began cracking down on entertainment establishments a little earlier, at 8 pm.
It is a plan to immediately take prosecution to the police for businesses where business sites are found.
However, there is concern about conflict in various places as the entertainment business owners have taken penalties, such as sharing fines and fines.
Entertainment businesses in Incheon and Mokpo have decided to hold demonstrations by lighting store signs, and protests for the extension of the ban on gatherings are spreading nationwide.
(Video coverage: Kim Hyung-su KBC, video editing: Kim Jun-hee)