Gyeonggi Province Holds Liberation Day Celebration for First Time in 4 Years at Gyeonggi Economic Science Institute

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province will hold the 78th Liberation Day celebration at 11 a.m. on the 15th at the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Institute.

This is the first on-site celebration event held in four years since the 74th Liberation Day in 2019 due to COVID-19.

The event will be attended by approximately 400 people, including Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province, Hwang Deok-ho, head of the Gyeonggi branch of the Independence Movement Association, heads of municipal and county chapters, Assembly Speaker Yeom Jong-hyun of Gyeonggi Province, and heads of related organizations and patriotic groups in the province.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon had expressed wishes through his address at the 104th Anniversary of the March 1st Independence Movement that patriotic independence activist Oh Hee-ok, the only surviving independence activist in the province who is undergoing treatment, would recover quickly and participate in this celebration event. However, he was unable to attend due to his illness.

Instead, Kim Heung-tae, the eldest son of independence activist Oh Hee-ok, will attend to add meaning to the Liberation Day event.

The celebration will feature a commemorative video about the exploits of independence activist Oh Hee-ok, a nanta performance by youth and young adults as the main force of future generations, and a Liberation Day dance performance.

Kim Il-jin, a delegate of the Independence Movement Association and son of the late independence activists Kim Hak-gyu and Oh Kwang-shim, will take the stage to sing the Liberation Day song.

In addition, government commendations and provincial governor citations will be awarded to 11 people, including independence merit recipients.

Meanwhile, 18 municipalities and counties in the province, including Yongin, Goyang, and Hwaseong, will hold the 78th Liberation Day celebrations.