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they host athletic events to promote
Besides that, Han Sang-soon, who is
harmony, work for Korean unity, foster
the governor of the Hwanghae province
the folk culture of the North Korean
is the president of a wig producing
region and support North Korean
company. However, article 64 of the
defectorstryingtosettleinSouthKorea.
South Korean Local Officials Act
Also, because it is focused on the unity
prohibits public officials from owning
ofthe?veprovincialgovernments,there
businesses. He gains the benefits of
are?veappointedgovernorswhileother
runningacompanywhilereceivingmore
governorsareelected.
than100millionwonasaresultofbeing
agovernor.
Fivegovernorsappointedwithfavor?
Kim Gwi-ok, a professor of Hansung
▲ Ibuk5doCommittee’slogohasanarrowheading
BecausethegovernorsoftheICarethe
Universitywhostudiedandwritesbooks
northonthenationalflower,Mugunghwa.
sameasothergovernors,theyaretreated
about problems of the Korean division,
Of course the IC is an administrative
as people of the vice-minister class. In
had this to say about the IC: “Eight
agency but The Argus finds that
Korea, people of the vice-minister class
billion won is not much in comparison
strange. Its status is ambiguous as an
havebene?tssuchasearningasalaryof
tothesizeofthegovernmentbudget,but
administrative agency in Korea because
about 108,730,000 won, being provided
it is quite excessive when one considers
they do business on behalf of specific
withaprivatechauffeur,andsoon.They
whatthecommitteedoeswithit.”
groups,andthoughsomepersonnelhave
are also given a budget of more than
the same titles as other agencies, their
eightbillionwon.
Isitjustanalumniorganization?
ICemphasizesitsworkwiththepeople
work is quite different. In practice this
However,thoughtheyarehigh-ranking
agency operates a bit like an alumni
public of?cials who are working for the
from all five North Korean provinces.
They draw sharp distinctions regarding
organizationforNorthKoreaasopposed
North Korean provincial government,
to doing the types of activities that
the governors do not have special work
whoquali?esasdescendantsfromNorth
administrative agencies typically engage
experience related to North Korea.
Korean provinces. As such, very few
in.
Only Park Ki-jung, the governor of the
peoplequalifyforparticipationinthings
Northern Hamgyeong province studied
like essay contests for uni?cation. Their
at the Graduate School of North Korean
representativeeventsareheldexclusively
Ibuk5doCommittee’sinitialpurposes
In their operational plan, it states that
Studies.
for people from North Korea, which
often includes North Koreans who have
lived abroad and come to South Korea
laterinlife.Thisisthebasicframework
underwhichtheyoperate.
They work as an alumni organization
for people from the five North Korean
provinces, but this organization is
funded by the government. When The
Argus visited IC on the last May 15 in
2015,itwasshownthatalotofpersonnel
are dedicated to receiving people from
abroad.
The Argus also visited the dinner for
people from the Hwanghae province
at Hotel Capital in Itaewon, Yongsan-
gu. There The Argus met Jo Ik-joon,
▲ ManyemployeesareabsentattheIbuk5doCommitteeoffice.
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