[Photo] Seong Jang-hyun, Yongsan District Mayor, Proposes Burial of General Hong Beom-do's Remains at Hyochang Park

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 16th, Yongsan District Mayor Seong Jang-hyun proposed to Woo Won-sik, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and chairman of the Hong Beom-do General Memorial Project Association, the interment of General Hong Beom-do's (1868?1943) remains in Hyochang Park (177-18 Hyochangwon-ro, Historic Site No. 330).

This proposal aims to maximize the significance of the government's repatriation of General Hong Beom-do's remains, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Bongodong.

The site currently under review by the district for the general's tomb is located behind the burial grounds of the Three Righteous Martyrs (Lee Bong-chang, Yun Bong-gil, Baek Jeong-gi) within Hyochang Park. The area is covered with grass and features a flat terrain near a walking path, making it accessible to many visitors.

On the 11th, Mayor Seong Jang-hyun also visited the Prime Minister's Office at the Seoul Government Complex and proposed the same plan to Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.

Mayor Seong stated, "Hyochang Park is a representative national veterans' historic site where Baekbeom Kim Gu, leaders of the Provisional Government (Lee Dong-nyeong, Jo Seong-hwan, Cha Ri-seok), and the Three Righteous Martyrs rest. I believe it is the most suitable place to inter the remains of General Hong Beom-do, who devoted his life to the independence movement."

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