Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group, "Chairman Lee Kun-hee, a Great Entrepreneur Who Advanced Korea's High-Tech Industry"

Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group, visited the funeral hall of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on the 27th to offer condolences to the bereaved family. Photo by Lee Ki-min

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman of LG Group, visited the funeral hall of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on the 27th and said, "I think he was a great entrepreneur who greatly advanced our country's high-tech industry."

On the morning of the same day, Chairman Koo visited the funeral hall at Samsung Seoul Hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where Chairman Lee's funeral was held, to console the bereaved family, and upon leaving, he expressed his feelings, saying, "It is truly regrettable that the senior figures in the business community are not with us for a long time to give us much guidance."

When asked by reporters, "What did you talk about inside the funeral hall?" Chairman Koo said, "I greeted the bereaved family and offered my condolences."

Regarding his connection with Chairman Lee, he briefly replied, "A senior figure in the business community."

Meanwhile, Koo Ja-yeol, Chairman of LS Group, entered the funeral hall in the morning with his younger brothers, Koo Ja-yong, Chairman of E1, and Koo Ja-gyun, Chairman of LS Electric, stayed for about 20 minutes, and then left. Chairman Koo said, "I believe Chairman Lee has gone to a good place."

The procession of mourners wishing to accompany Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on his final journey continued on the third day of the funeral. Samsung announced that the funeral would be a family-only ceremony according to the wishes of the deceased and the bereaved family, but the flow of people paying tribute to the deceased continued from early morning that day as well.

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