DGB Daegu Bank Donates Support Fund for 2021 Dokdo Love Campaign

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyo-jin] DGB Daegu Bank announced on the 1st that it has donated 5 million won in sponsorship funds to the Pohang Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office for the staff working at the Dokdo Lighthouse.

The 'Dokdo Love Sponsorship Fund Ceremony,' which has been ongoing for 13 years this year, continues following the 'Dokdo Love Sisterhood Agreement' to promote awareness of territorial defense and practice love for Dokdo. Attendees at the ceremony held the day before included Park Sung-hee, Executive Director of DGB Daegu Bank's East Sea Headquarters, and Lee Ki-dong, Chief of the Pohang Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, among other officials.

The Dokdo Lighthouse (officially named Dokdo Navigational Aid Management Office) was established as an unmanned lighthouse in 1954, and was converted into a manned lighthouse in December 1998. Currently, six lighthouse keepers work in two shifts, alternating monthly, to keep the sea route open. The sponsorship funds delivered today will be used for operational expenses and procurement of supplies necessary for the Dokdo Lighthouse staff.

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