Busan City Holds the '105th Samiljeol Anniversary Ceremony'

March 1st, 10 AM, Citizen Hall Grand Theater, Commemoration Ceremony Held

Mayor Park Hyung-jun, Veterans Group Leaders, Independence Patriots, and Citizens Attend

Busan City will hold the '105th Anniversary of the March 1st Movement Commemoration Ceremony' at 10 a.m. on March 1st at the Citizen Hall Grand Theater.

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Prior to the event, at 9 a.m., Mayor Park Hyung-jun and about 30 others will visit the Liberation Memorial Hall's Spirit Tablet Enshrinement Room to pay tribute to the patriotic martyrs.

About 1,000 people, including heads of veterans' organizations, independence activists and their families, key officials, and citizens, will attend the ceremony.

The event will proceed in the following order: ▲National ceremony ▲Commemorative video ▲Reading of the Declaration of Independence by students from Dongnae Girls' High School, who inherit the spirit of Ilsin Girls' School, and Kwon Byung-gwan, head of the Busan branch of the Liberation Association ▲Awarding of honors to the late independence activist Ha Seong-dong ▲Commemorative speech by Mayor Park Hyung-jun ▲Commemorative performance by the Busan Municipal Art Troupe ▲Singing of the March 1st Movement song and three cheers for independence.

In particular, at this ceremony, the Presidential Citation for Independence Merit will be awarded posthumously to the late Ha Seong-dong, who, as a student during the Japanese colonial period, led a solidarity school strike in protest against Japanese rule.

The late Ha Seong-dong led the anti-Japanese student movement in Busan while attending the 3rd grade at Busan Second Public Commercial School (currently Kaesong High School) in October 1924, demanding the extension of Korean language classes and was expelled for leading the solidarity school strike.

In his commemorative speech, Mayor Park Hyung-jun will honor the noble spirit of the March 1st Movement together with the citizens of Busan and pledge to do his best to make Busan a genuine 'global hub city and a city where people want to live again.'

The city and autonomous districts and counties are promoting the 'Together Hanging the Taegeukgi Movement' in celebration of this March 1st Movement Day. Taegeukgi flags are being displayed on major arterial roads and public transportation to honor the noble sacrifices of the patriots and to inspire patriotism, creating a March 1st Movement atmosphere throughout Busan.

Mayor Park is expected to say, “Our Busan has always been at the forefront of overcoming difficulties whenever the country was in a precarious situation, and Busan was also the first to illuminate the brilliant history of Korea’s democratization and industrialization. We will remember the spirit of the March 1st Independence Movement and uphold its legacy to open the door to a ‘New Busan, New Republic of Korea’ together with the citizens of Busan.”

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