Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light, though wise men at their end know dark is right, because their words had forked no lightning they, do not go gentle into that good night.
More foreign residents choosing Jeju
By Jhoo Dong-chan
The number of foreign residents in Jeju, the nation’s southernmost resort island, has increased for six years in a row, data shows.
According to a Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs report on Sunday, there were 15,568 foreign residents in Jeju last year ― 2.6 percent of the island’s population.
There were 8,324 males and 7,244 females. A total of 1,033 had obtained Korean citizenship.
Of those without Korean citizenship, 5,214 were immigrant workers, 1,945 had married Koreans, and 418 were students.
In 2009, 6,944 foreigners were living on the island, and this has continued to increase every year but the number has continued increasing every year.
To help foreign resident’s, the island’s provincial administration set up an advisory committee comprised of foreigners in March 2012.
A second committee was established on Sunday with 25 members from seven countries, including the U.S., Japan, China and Russia.
Through March 2017, the members will participate in various foreigners-related social activities including policy seminars, conferences with international students and the publication of guidebooks translated into various languages.