Gyeonggi-do Raises 'Saemaeulgi' Flag to Commemorate Saemaeul Day

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will hoist the Saemaeul flag at the provincial office from April 20 to 26 to commemorate the 50th Saemaeul Day on April 22, after having suspended its continuous display earlier this year.

The province stopped the continuous hoisting of the Saemaeul flag and took it down from the flagpole on January 6. However, at the request of the Gyeonggi Saemaeul Association, the flag will be raised again ahead of Saemaeul Day on the 22nd.

Saemaeul Day was established as a national commemorative day in 2011 to continuously promote the Saemaeul Movement and encourage public empathy and participation.

The Saemaeul flag was first displayed nationwide at government offices in 1973 following a recommendation from the Ministry of the Interior, and its hoisting became mandatory in 1976 according to Ministry guidelines. However, in 1994, the Presidential Administrative Reform Committee decided to change it to voluntary hoisting.

Since then, Seoul City stopped continuous hoisting in 1995, Gwangju Metropolitan City in 2017, and Gyeonggi Province earlier this year.

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