[Photo] UK Leaves EU After 47 Years... Tears and Cheers on the Streets Simultaneously

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] The United Kingdom officially executed Brexit (the UK's withdrawal from the European Union) at 11 p.m. on the 31st (Greenwich Mean Time, GMT). It has been 47 years since joining the EU and 3 years and 7 months since the referendum was held.

On this day, citizens gathered throughout the streets of London to express mixed emotions about Brexit. While Brexit supporters celebrated, saying "We have finally found freedom," opponents showed sadness, saying "We still love the EU."

Considering these divisions, the UK government held Brexit-related events without extravagance. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Brexit "the beginning of a new change" and said, "What the government must do, what I must do, is to unite the country as one and move forward."

He emphasized, "The important thing is that tonight is not the end but the beginning," adding, "Now is the time when the day is dawning, the curtain is rising to start a new act, and this country is renewing itself and beginning substantial change."

As the UK withdrew from the EU, the Union Jack, the British flag displayed at EU-related institutions, was all taken down without a separate ceremony.

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