Yang Hyang-ja "Lee Kun-hee, I vividly remember him encouraging semiconductor employees... I will not forget his will"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Yang Hyang-ja, a Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, known as the "Samsung High School Graduate Legend," expressed her condolences on the news of the passing of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, saying, "I vividly remember how he encouraged employees during the early days of the semiconductor business, and I will not forget his intentions."

On the 25th, Yang posted on her Facebook, "Chairman Lee Kun-hee has passed away. I extend my condolences to the bereaved family," adding, "Since his inauguration as chairman in 1987, he frequently visited the Giheung semiconductor plant to encourage employees, and that image remains clear in my mind."

She continued, "He called the semiconductor business a 'conscience industry' and instilled a sense of mission in each employee by saying, 'The fate of the nation depends on your hands.' He opened the way for employees who wanted to pursue studies alongside work by boldly introducing the 7.4 system, and established an in-house university to focus on nurturing talent. I will not forget his intentions," she said.

Sharing Samsung Electronics' corporate motto for semiconductor workers, Yang said, "I convey my respects through the semiconductor workers' creed," emphasizing, "Despite Japan's economic aggression, the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, and the national task of the Korean New Deal, semiconductor dominance will make Korea stand tall in the world."

Chairman Lee passed away at the age of 78 on the morning of the same day at Seoul Samsung Hospital in Irwon-dong, Seoul. He had been battling illness for six years and five months after collapsing from acute myocardial infarction at his home in Itaewon-dong, Seoul, in May 2014. Samsung announced the news of his death and stated, "According to the wishes of the deceased and the bereaved family, the funeral will be held simply as a family funeral."

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