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THEARGUS,APRIL1,2000
NATIONAL
ReportingfromSang-Am-Dong
STRAIGHT ON SPOT
PresentVictimsBehindForthcoming
RebuidingFriendship
SplendidFestival
BetweenNeighbors
T
he 1st Korea-Japan cultural
LeeJae-hwan/TheArgusLeeJae-hwan/TheArgus
exchange festival was held
I. Movements toward the 2002
However, Sang-Am-Dong is being
plan,Thereporterwasnotabletofind
from 28th to 29th of March at
Worldcup
changed.Themagnificentappearance
any practical operation of the plan,
Sejong Cultural Center(SCC).
K
orea met the new millennium,
ofthe2002WorldCupMainStadium
though a concerned officer said that
Approximately530peoplefrom27
hoping new leap to the world.
was outstanding, comparing with the
detailedplansareunderway.
Japanese organizations visited
One of the biggest events Korea is
surroundinghouses.Theconstruction
Another problem about how fair
Korea to publicize their disting-
scheduled to hold is ¡®Korea-Japan
of the main stadium is about 33%
the government deals with the
uishingculturetoKorea.
2002World-Cup¡¯.Theevent,besides
finished. And most of the unautho-
dwellers in the area. In the early
This festival was expected to
the boom in the soccer fans, is
rized houses are scheduled to be
March,thesepeopledemonstratedfor
diminishtheprejudicesonJapanese
expectedtobeagoodopportunityfor
removed or already removed,
enough compensation at the Mapo-
culture, and to promote friendship
the people outside Korea to
followed by the plan for developing
Guoffice.Thereis,specially,noway
between two countries. Lee, Jong-
understand what Korea is. It is
housingarea.
tosavetheleaseholderwhohavenot
duk,headdirectorofSCC,stressed
needlesstosayitseconomiceffectsas
changed their domicile into Sang-
¡°There was once when Japanese
we experienced through the Seoul
II.Arbitaryplananddoing
Am-Dong. Some residents have not
culture was flown into Korea in
OlympicGameandAsianGamewas
Sang-Am-Dong is obviously being
yet given indemnity or answer for
undesirableways,and,ofcourse,it
held.
changed. But when the reporter visit
theirmovement,thoughtheyreceived
should not be valued or judged on
Currently, we do see the briskest
there, there are some problems to be
apaperwhichinformthemofleaving
that basis,¡± he added, ¡°we do not
straters¡¯enthusiasticpreparation.
movements related with the World-
considered.
their places by February. A resident
want to be known as quick
Though there were only few
cupinSang-Am-Dong,Mapo,Seoul.
Contrary to the rosy promises to
said,¡°Actually,Iwanttorebuildmy
tempered only because we walk
interpreters to explain the concept
LeeJae-hwan/TheArgus
Sang-Am-Dong is actually much
construct several parks and improve
houseassoonaspossible,wheremy
fast.¡±
of the arts. The other one was
IntemporarySangamelementaryschool,thereisnoadequatefenceto
undeveloped than its neighboring
the streams, there were only steel-
kidsdonotliketobringtheirfriends
The first cultural exchange with
performances of Japanese folk
protectpupilsfromthedangerousconstructionmaterials.
regions. On the way from HUFS to
frameshapeofthemainstadiumnear
with them, or I want to move into
Japan consisted of two parts. One
songs and dances, playing folk
Sang-Am-Dong, the reporter passed
Bullgwang stream, even though the
otherplaces¡±
was the exhibition of photos,
instruments and singing in choir,
awaysomebusyplaces,forinstance,
plan is due to finish in December,
MostoflandlordsinSang-Amarea
available places of a school. My
zation, but to one leading organi-
flower-arrangings, portrays, works
which were conducted at the main
Sin-chon,Hong-dae.
2001.Thegiventimeforfinishingthe
seem not to be strongly against
school was not able to do as other
zationorprofessionalteams,theplan
of grounded marbles, and the tea
theaterofSejongCulturalCenter.
Theappearanceoftheaboveplaces
construction appears to be a long
developingtheirhomelots.Butwhen
schools did, because we suffered
wouldhavebeenproceededwithmore
ceremony, which were held in the
The event ended with less
wascompletelyinmarkedcontrastto
time. But if we considered the fact
it comes to the government¡¯s way to
fromnoisesaroundtheschool.
efficiency.Infact,theconstructionof
first exhibition hall of Sejong
galleries than expected, a staff
those of Sang-Am-Dong. So the
that the design and construction
dealwiththedwellers,theyhavealso
Actually, the current buildings are
themainstadiumtheplanforbuilding
Gallery. Specially the exhibition
member was giving away the bro-
people who visit there first probably
processcarryonatthesametime,one
unsatisfactory things. A resident, the
much better than the old ones with
parks and the extension of the roads
and demonstration of grounded
churewithasigh,¡°Itwassupposed
be more and less surprised by the
could not but feel skeptical about
reportermetatabusstop,stressed,¡°I
betterequipmentsandfacilities.¡±
andtheplantoimprovehousesarein
marble works, and the tea cere-
tobesoldathousandwonforeach,
difference. There are a lot of houses
other plans, which will improve the
have to leave here because the
Of course, new buildings seem to
charge of each public office. The
mony attracted people¡¯s interests
but we have stocks of file at the
inbadshapeandafewsmallfactories
surroundingsofthemainstadium.
authoritytoldmetodoso.ActuallyI
be cleaner than the older ones. The
suggestion appears to be a common
appreciating Japanese demon-
backstorage,afterall.¡±
which produce dust in Sang-Am-
For instance, the construction of a
got no conversation with the
buildings, however, are too close to
one, but it is a basic rule to work
WarningonIllegalBuilding
Dong, surrounded by three streams,
golfcourseandparks,¡®NaturalPark¡¯
authority.Iftheconversationbetween
each other and students have the
something.
Hongje, Nanji and Bullg-wang. The
and¡®MilleniumPark¡¯areinthestage
the dwellers and authority was
danger of being slipped down the
Thegovernmentshouldhavemore
South of Sang-Am-Dong is Nanji-
of planning. Even several facilities
possible, it would be absolutely
steel stairs. Furthermore, these kids
concern about the sacrifice of some
ExtensionofUSForces
chon, where a sewage disposal plant
dealing with waste including the
useless. So, I have no choice but to
are still in the face of dangerous
victims. The reporter is wondering
and a sanitary landfill are, and the
sanitarylandfillisstillintheplaceof
leave, and even have not been ready
materials from construction since
whetherornotthegovernmentcould
North of it is the Su-saek station,
futureparks.Theprocessoftheplan
to leave.¡± After interviewing the
there is no safe fence to guard them.
send only a paper to the people who
T
wheretrainsarestoredtobefixedfor
to improve the three streams is no
residents who live in the area, the
Thereisnospaceforthesestudentsto
have more and less power without
he Yongsan District Office
government had no jurisdiction on
awhile.
better than that of the parks building
reporter moved through to the office
play around, but a small cement
any discussion or agreement. The
cautioned against the United
USmilitaryfacilities.
ofSang-Am-Dong.
pavedarealikeaparkinglot.Itissaid
government should throw away the
States Forces in Korea (USFK).
Atthelastmeeting,theYongsan
that approximate 50 students, who
thoughtthattheyorderandthecitizen
With regard to an extension being
office raised the issue of non-
III.Kidsfacedanger
live in 2-tong are complaining about
followthem.Futhermore,theignora-
built to the Dragon Hill Hotel on
payment of parking fines by US
OnthewayfromJungamBridgeto
the long distance from the school.
nce of people, who suffered from
the Yongsan main post, the office
military personnel and dependants,
the office, the reporter saw a closed
Mostofthemtakeabusandwalkto
already decided plan which excludes
ordered them to discontinue all
saying that the towing away of
elementary school. The school was
the school, which takes about
theirparticipation,canbetheignorance
constructionandteardownfinished
vehicles would be enforced. The
Sangam elementary school. It was
35minutes
oftheirrighttodecidesubjectsrelate
work. According to the public
localbodyalsoobjectedtoUSFK¡¯s
moved into 10-tong near Su-saek
totheirlives
officer, the USFK did not ask the
leasing of an area close to the
stationatthebeginningofMarch.
IV.Hopingforimplementofthe
We can see victims who are
permission for building the luxu-
Crown Hotel, to a taxi company
plans
The reporter stopped by the new
ignoredandisolatedbehindtheplan.
rioushotelinthesouthernannexof
used exclusively by military
schoolandmetateacher.Theteacher
Insomeaspects,thechangeofSang-
Andwecanalsoseethegovernment
thearmybase.Aspokesmanofthe
personnel. The army replied that
said, ¡°The buildings of Sangam
Am-Dongcanbebetter.Basically,the
thatpreferaplanwhichissoattractive
USFK said that the 8th Army
therewerenoregulationsonuseof
elementary school needed rebuilding
giventimeistooshorttoimprovethe
atfirst,butbecomeaimpossibleone
command will issue a reply to the
land under its control adding that
because we should consider the two
environmentclearly.Thereporterthink
afterwards.
office through official government
thecompanywasusedonlybythe
important factors include bad results
thatiftheauthorityhadcorrectedthe
channels adding that the local
military.
ofsafetytestsandtheplantoimprove
first excessive plan which was drew
BeingAwakenfrom
the surroundings of Sang-Am area.
without efficient consideration of the
Truthbetold,mostofschoolsstartto
situationoftheareaand,assignedthe
By LeeJae-hwan
LeeJae-hwan/TheArgus
construct new buildings, after
Sang-Am area¡¯s constructions not to
NuclearNightmare
Therearestillmanyunauthorizedhousesnearthemainstadium.
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
constructing temporary buildings at
many divided government¡¯s organi-
O
n March 28th, the Anti-
I/n/s/i/d/e I/s/s/u/e
nuclear Culture Festival was
held by the Alliance of Anti-
Nuclear(AAN) at the Myungdong
cathedral.Underthesloganswhich
RegionalAntagonism,CrackBreakingHarmony
said¡°Repealthepolicytoconstruct
nuclear plants¡± and ¡°Opposition to
conservativepoliticians.¡±
This festival pursued three
T
he three governmental election
politicianswhoprovidemaincauseof
thissituationisstillgoingontoday.
purposes. The first purpose is the
supervision bodies, the Central
instigating regional antipathy, and at
Korea is not the only country
preemptive attack against plan to
ElectionManagementCommittee,the
the same time it is also politicians
suffering from regional antagonism.
construct new nuclear plants, the
prosecutionandthepolice,decidedto
who gain the most benefit out of it.
Therearealsomanyforeigncountries
discussion and setting of which in
takestrongmeasuresagainstattempts
Consequently, this kind of exclusive
with similar conflicts caused by
will be delayed until April. And
to aggravate regional antagonism as
sentiments exert awfully harmful
regional distinction. In the United
another one is keeping company
strategic mean for the upcoming
influences upon nation¡¯s consonance
States, there is subtle antipathy
with progressive NGOs, trying to
General Elections. As the trials of
andcooperation.
betweenthesouthernandthenorthern
helpthedomesticGeneralElections
stimulating regional antagonism are
The origin of regional antagonism
statesbeforeandaftertheCivilWar.
go well and monitor that. Lastly,
audienceandgivehopetopreserve
increased, they determined to consi-
inKoreatracedbacktotheeraofthe
In Europe, the area of the various
thefestivaltriestomakepublicthe
theirland.
derthesetrialsasaseriouscrimeand
ThreeKingdoms.Insomeoldrecords
races and languages, it appeared as
2lst anniversary of Three Mile
There was an address by Park
will investigate without accu-sation.
of that time, there found the refere-
more complicated aspects. Italy is
IslandNuc-accidentandspreadthe
Hong-sun, Participant of Demo-
The Citizens¡¯ Alliance also declared
nces which sentimentally devaluate
deeplydividedintotherichnorthand
antinewclearmovement.
cratic Labor Party. He stressed,
¡®combat against regional antago-
rivalry regions. After the period of
the poor south, and Belgium once
The title of this festival was ¡®A
¡°Theconstructionsofnuclearplants
nism,¡¯andsaidtheywouldcampaign
Koryeo Dynasty, the prerogative
faced the challenge of Dutch
Nightmare.¡¯ The performance was
hassomethingtodowithconserva-
to prevent candidates instigating
intentionally excluded people in
zone(Flemish) separatism. In
dividedintothreeplayswhichwas
tivepoliticians¡¯seffortstomaintain
regional antagonism for winning the
specific regions from official posts.
German, there are hostile sentiments
¡®A nightmare,¡¯ ¡®The Reality¡¯ and
their political power. Futhermore,
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
elections.Thecivicgroupsevensaid
Theseisolatedregionsusuallylocated
around outhern (Bavaria) and
¡®Hope.¡¯ The story of the first play,
there is no developed country they
theywouldfilelawsuitstonullifythe
in the resistance areas against
northern(old Preussen) parts, which
being a patchery, regional unfairness
ration and constructive competition
¡®A Nightmare¡¯ was; a girl saw her
are scheduled to construct newly
election results against such candi-
building of the dynasty. Later, in
originated from disting-uished local
andsocialdiscriminationareactually
supportedbygovernmentpolicy.
funeral without realizing her death
nuclear plants. It was proved that
dates, if they become the Assem-
Chosun Dynasty, regional anta-
colors. Many people in Switzerland
takingplaceinrealsituation.
Aidedwiththesepoliticalefforts,it
inherdreamandgetunderstoodher
nuclear plants no longer econo-
blymen.Boththegovernmentandthe
gonismwastheprincipalprinc-ipleof
usuallytaketheexclusiveatti-tudeto
In the peculiar situation of Korea,
is required to remove the deep
death step by step. The story
mical.¡±
people started to move against the
partystrifearoundpower.Asamatter
the people from Italian zone. Also,
regional antagonism preferentially
regional prejudices and to abandon
implied that small accidents make
And in the very end of the
seriouscauseofnationaldecay.
offact,politicalexclusionofspecific
Britain is notorious for long years of
requires a political solution. Institu-
vaguedelusions.
people realize the fact that the
festival, Sawamura Kazyo, a
In Korea, regional antagonism is a
regionswasoneofthemostdecisive
regionalconflicts.
tional settlement that subsume actual
Through the social education and
dream of nuclear plants is getting
directorofaJapaneseAnti-Nuclear
decisive mechanism which has been
reason behind frequent local revolts.
In the cases of foreign countries,
introduction of clear standards will
the mass media, eliminating of the
vanishedandisnotabletogiveany
Association, gave a speech. She
powerfullyoperateduponthepolitics.
In the recent days, nationwide
however, the phases of regional
improve this structural problem.
wrong framework should be accom-
hopetopeople.
assured,¡°IrememberthatJapanese
There was a research of analyzing
regional antagonism was settled and
antagonism is far different from
Especiallyinthepartofofficialposts
panied with sincere endeavors for
In the second play, ¡®The Empty
gave suffer to Korean and I am
news articles for recent 3 years. It
extended since the 3rd Republic.
Korea. They acknowledge the actual
and economic development, the
understandingeachother.Nationwide
House¡¯ sung by ¡®Chamdaun¡¯ and
sorry and I will not forget the
shows that among nearly 4 thousand
From the presidential election in
situations of regional antagonism as
works should be processed not by
awakening would be the ultimate
¡®Before too late¡¯ performed by
history. LetusmakeAsiawithouta
articles made report regional
1963,someshrewdpoliticiansbegan
problemitself,andmakeaneffortsto
regionsbutbytheobjectivecriterion.
resolutionsweepingawaytheexisting
¡®Love for Finger Language¡¯
nuclear plant and make Asia
antagonism,morethan95%ofitems
toappealtotheregionalism,thebasic
relievetheconflictsthroughthesocial
With that, the foreign cases explain
firm wall which dividing nation by
showedpollutedcircumstancesand
withoutawar.¡±
are involved in political affairs. In
sentiment of exclusive combination.
system. People in those countries
the need for sufficient degree of
regions,peoplefrompeople.
environments,andourdarksociety
The AAN is planning to hold
fact, many of politicians have
After 1980s, election results of
accept the regional difference with
specializationtopreservethegenuine
toaudience.
ralliedoneachweekendofAprilat
intentionally connected the regions
regional division were extremely
preventing social disadvantages and
charactersofregions.Toreduceboth
Inthefinalstage,thedancebythe
Jongmyo and Maronie Park and is
with their political benefits.
shown in almost every elections.
discriminations. Whereas in Korea,
politicalandeconomicgapamongthe
body action club of Sung-
preparing for events to look back
Advantages from regionalism have
Then, the stimulating regional
people deliberately ignoring the
regions, the main source of regional
kyunkwan University and the Flag
upon Chernobyl Nuc-disaster on
ByKooSung-chan
servedassolidfoundationsupporting
antagonism has played a role as the
regionalantagonismundertheslogan
antagonism,itisalsoindispensableto
dancebyconductingcorps,wereso
April23rd,the2000Earthday.
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
the region-based politicians. It is
most effective election strategy, and
of nation¡¯s harmony. Since this only
promote active inter-regional coope-
dynamic enough to excite the

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