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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the 80th Liberation Day Celebration Event

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will host the “80th Liberation Day Celebration Event” tomorrow (15th) at 10:00 a.m. at the Grand Theater of the Busan Citizens Hall.

Prior to the ceremony, at 9:00 a.m., Mayor Park and about 20 heads of major organizations will visit the Memorial Tablet Enshrinement Room at the Liberation Memorial Hall to pay tribute to the patriotic forebears.

The ceremony will be attended by over 1,200 participants, including the mayor, heads of major organizations, members of the Liberation Association, veterans’ organizations, civic groups, and citizens. The program will proceed in the order of the National Ceremony, screening of a commemorative video, reading of the commemorative address by Baek Ki-hwan, head of the Busan branch of the Liberation Association, celebratory speech by Mayor Park, celebratory performance by the Busan Metropolitan City Municipal Arts Troupe, singing of the Liberation Day Song, and three cheers of “Manse.”

The celebratory performance will feature the Busan Metropolitan City Municipal Arts Troupe presenting the work “Baeksan Ahn Hee-je,” commemorating the 80th anniversary of liberation and highlighting the life and ideas of Busan’s independence activist Ahn Hee-je. Through Ahn’s life, the performance will artistically express the suffering of the era without a nation, the ideals of self-reliance and independence, and dedication to the nation, conveying the meaning and lessons of the independence movement to today’s generation and reaffirming the significance of the 80th anniversary of liberation.

On this day, Mayor Park will express deep gratitude and respect to the patriotic forebears who devoted themselves to the independence of the nation, and in his celebratory speech, he will state, “Liberation was not merely freedom from oppression, but a historical starting point that asked us what kind of nation we would build. At that crossroads, we have run tirelessly for the past 80 years along the path of liberal democracy and a free-market economy. Busan, as a city that has always been at the forefront of opening the future of Korea at every turning point in history, must once again serve as the forward base for opening the path toward a great national transformation.”

He will add, “Busan is already advancing as a global hub city where the world’s businesses, capital, people, and logistics converge, and as a key city of the southern region. Beyond the 80 years since liberation, let us set a higher flag of hope on the history of our nation spanning five thousand years, and let Busan once again stand tall at the center of the path toward a new 100 years for the Republic of Korea.”

Meanwhile, the city and districts/counties will honor the independence heroes who achieved liberation through sacrifice and dedication, and will seek to carry forward and develop the spirit of self-reliance and independence to foster national unity and patriotism through the “Together, Let’s Fly the Taegeukgi Flag Campaign” marking the 80th anniversary of liberation.

From August 11 to tomorrow (15th), for five days, the national flag will be displayed along major arterial roads, public transportation facilities, and throughout various parts of Busan to commemorate the spirit of self-reliance and independence.