Gyeonggi Province Holds Memorial Period for 10th Anniversary of Sewol Ferry Disaster...Sewol Flag to Be Flown for One Week

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gapdong] Gyeonggi Province announced that it will hold a week-long memorial period from April 11-17 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry disaster.

The province plans to raise Sewol mourning flags at the flag poles of the Gwanggyo Provincial Government Building and Uijeongbu North Provincial Government Building for seven days. The Sewol flag features a black ribbon design on a yellow background with the text "One small movement creates a great miracle."

The province will also install stand-type banners bearing the message "All 14 million Gyeonggi residents will not forget the victims who have become stars" at entrances and lobbies of each government building, and will install memorial banners at the entrance to the B1 level of the Gwanggyo Provincial Government Building and Exit 4 of Gwanggyo Central Station.

Additionally, the province will distribute yellow ribbon badges to employees at government building entrances to honor Sewol Ferry disaster victims and share in their grief, according to the announcement.

Meanwhile, since January this year, the province has been operating an online memorial hall for the 10th anniversary of the Sewol disaster within the "Memory and Solidarity" portal on the Gyeonggi Province website (gg.go.kr). By clicking the web banner during the memorial period, visitors can access the portal and write messages of remembrance.