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THEARGUS,JUNE1,1999
OPINION
InterviewwithKimSang-jo,professorofHansungUniv.
PeopleComplementChaebolPolicy
ESTABLISHED1954
TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
higheststandardofcampusjournalismandacademicexcellence.
?President,Publisher
ChoKyu-chul
R
ecently,therehavebeen manypieces
Especially, the second financial world
?ProfessorEditor
LeeSun-woo
of news about the reformation of
consisting of insurance or investment trust
?CopyReaders
ParkJeong-woon,PeterJ.Grieco
chaebol?especially, Samsung, Hyundai,
companies was almost under the chaebols¡¯
?HeadEditor
ChoiYun-jin
LG,Daewoo,andSK?throughmassmedia.
control.
?EditorialConsultant
YoonYoung-nam
However, the reformation of chaebol
R : Recently, there are many activities
?PlanningDirector
seems not to improve yet. It has been one
ofthepeopleforreformingchaebols.
YoonSe-kyong
year since the Kim¡¯s government was
Would you tell me your opinion about
?AssociateEditors
JeongJee-won,JeongMin-hee
launched and they expressed their intention
theseactivities?
KimYoo-nie,LeeChang-nam
for reforming chaebol in the meantime. In
K : The people¡¯s activities for reforming
OhDong-chun,ParkHyo-joo
spite of this intention, now each of the
chaebolimprovetheinsufficientpartsof
?Reporters
Kim Jin-young,KimYun-jung
chaebols concentrates on the increasing of
the government policies. In addition, the
ParkJung-young
their frame through taking over public
citizen group can bring the problems of the
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enterprisesorsuperiorcompanies.
reformationpolicies tothe governmentand
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Many economic specialists have pointed
prevent the regress of the chaebol
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out the error that far from reforming
reformation.
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chaebols, the government has helped
As we know, PSPD started the minority
chaebols command major national
share-holders movement for preventing the
businesses. In this time, many non-
chaebol tyranny in management. It has its
Editorial
governmentorganizations,suchasCitizens¡¯
merits and demerits. This movement was
Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) and
faithfultothelogicofthecapitalmarket.It,
People¡¯s Solidarity for Participatory
however, didn¡¯t include all of chaebol
OhDong-chun/TheArgus
Democracy (PSPD), open the campaign of
reformation. It is difficult to reflect the
SecureYourRight
chaebol reformation. They announced that
debt ratio, the simplification of business
progress, there is a resistance of the
opinions of the creditor, the small and
they should concentrate on the chaebol
structure and the improvement of
conservatives. At present, the government
medium-sized enterprises and the labor to
reformation in this year because the
management system. However, there were
hasnotenoughsupportfromthepeopleand
thismovement.
ToKnow
governmentdidn¡¯treformchaebolsactively.
no fruit of reformation in the three areas.
they didn¡¯t take the labor into their base of
R : What are the efficient methods for
TheArgus metKimSang-jo,a specialist
Especially, the management system hasn¡¯t
the support. First of all, the government
reforming chaebol continuously by
in the analysis of the chaebol reformation,
beenchangedatall.
should recognize that they have to progress
citizens?
Among the interruptions of campus papers¡¯ publishment owing to the conflict
who is a professor of the Trade Dept. of
R : What are the problems of the
thechaebolreformationwiththepeopleand
K:Thereisalimitationforreformingthe
between the school authorities and student reporters on the right to edit, the recent
HansungUniversity.
government¡¯sreformationpolicies?
thelabor.
chaebol by the citizen groups. The citizens¡¯
misconductbytheKeimyungUniversity¡¯sschoolauthoritiesisheatinguptheair.
K:Topunishtheresponsiblepersons,the
TheTripartiteCommissionofRepublicof
concern for the continuous reform is
Onthe26thofMay,theschoolhadnotifiedthatthesixofstudentreportersincluding
Reporter : How far has the chaebol
chiefs of chaebols, severely is the point of
Korea(TCRK)alsoshouldoperatenormally
necessary.Eachofthecitizengroupstriesto
theheadeditoraredismissed.Thereasontotheirdismissalwaslowgrades.However,
reformationprogressed?
the chaebol reformation. The government,
as soon as possible. TCRK is only a
induce the people¡¯s participation for the
according to the students, the main cause was really because of the paper¡¯s critically
Kim : We can divide the reformation of
however, made the chaebol¡¯s status strong
discussion place about the problems of the
succeess of the citizen¡¯s campaign for the
reportingattitudetowardgovernmentandtheschoolboard.Andtoblockthedismissed
chaebolintotwoparts:thenation¡¯stopfive
and they thought that dig deal is the most
nation¡¯s restructuring between the
chaebolreform.
reportersofgettinginsidetheoffice,theschoolhaditcloseddown.
chaebols?Samsung, Hyundai, LG,
importantpolicyforreformingit.Moreover,
government, companies and labors. The
They also should solidify with the labor
Nevertheless this isn¡¯t only the problem of Keimyung University¡¯s. In
Daewoo, and SK, and other 30 enterprises.
chaebols thought that if they reform their
government must strengthen and normalize
group and induce the labor¡¯s movement for
SoonChunHyang University, the budget has been reduced into half and Sookmyung
The 30 enterprises have been reformed in
business structure through dig deal, the
thefunctionofTCRKandthepeopleandthe
the reform. Of course, there are some
Women¡¯sUniversity¡¯sEnglishmagazine,SookmyungTimeshadtoundergoretrieving
manypartsandhavemadeasteadyprogress.
governmentwouldmakeupfortheresultof
laborareabletoparticipateintheoperation
differences between the citizen¡¯s purpose
the printed issues. The Sookmyung University said that the cover of the magazine
12 companies among them were under the
digdeal.
ofTCRKessentially.
andthelabor¡¯sone.However,theyconfirm
doesn¡¯treconciletotheschoolimageandthat thecoverisverysuggestiveinexpressing
workout, composition or legal management
For example, while the dig deal of
The reformation should not progress
andrecognizethesedifferencesandareable
feminism.Soifthereportersstillwanttoreleaseit,changingthecoverwasinevitable
andtheothercompanieshavebeenunderthe
semiconductor business between Hyundai
behind the closed doors, which has
tofindsomeefficientmethodsforreforming
andifnot,theissuewasgoingtobetrashed.Thetalksarestillgoingon.
progress of the restructuring reformation
and LG was progressing, LG took over
continued between the government and the
chaebols. The citizen groups should make
Theseinterferencesfromschoolauthoritieshavebeenaseriousproblemssince7,80¡¯s,
under the press of banks. For example, the
Hanaro Communication, the business of
big five groups. The government should
report, analyze and criticize the progress of
but the oppressions have become more harsh recently. The interruptions of Sejong
Ssangyonggroup,whichwasrankedsixthin
communication part. The policy for
meeteachofthegroupsandtalkoverthem
each of chaebol reforming situations and
University¡¯sbothKoreanandEnglishcampuspapers¡¯publishmentarefarwellknown.
the economic world before the IMF, sold
reforming chaebols promote the increase of
about the reformation. Moreover, Kim¡¯s
presentthealternativeproposals.
AlongwithSejongUniversity,other10universities¡¯papershaven¡¯tbeenablebeprinted
theirmajorbusiness parts,e.g.,themotorcar
thebigfivegroups¡¯sizesandconcentratethe
government has to apply the work out
The most important thing is that the true
inmonthstoyearsbecauseoftheoppositionsofschoolauthorities.
part to Daewoo and the oil refining part to
national economic power to the big five
systemtothebigfive groups.Itmeansthat
chaebol reformation can progress under the
InHUFS¡¯scase,thesituationislittlebitbetter.Butwealsohaveproblems,too.Such
LG,etc.
groupsaftertheIMF.
the chaebol reformation progresses publicly
citizens¡¯participationandconcern.
as limiting the grades of reporters¡¯ (a student reporter has to have average score over
Onthecontrary,thereformationofthebig
R:Wouldyoutellmethesolutionsfor
through the joint creditor financial
than2.0)andunclearnessofthebudgetwhichtheschoolstaffmanages,eventothehead
five enterprises hasn¡¯t progressed at all.
improving the inefficient ways of the
institutions. The government should also
ByOhDong-chun
editors.Itmayseemmoreeasedoffthanotherschoolsmentionedabove,butHUFSalso
Generally, we evaluate the progress of
reformationpolicies?
reform the financial part. The financial part
AssociateEditorof NewsSection
haswalkedthesamepath.Fewyearsago,thereportersofOedaeHagbo,ourKorean
reformation in terms of three criteria, the
K : When the reformation is under
is so closely bound up with chaebols.
campusnewspaper,havebeendismissedgivingthereasonthattheirgradesarenotover
2.0 and had stop printing the paper for several months. Also the interference of the
Here&Beyond
Reader¡¯sVoice
managingprofessorhadbeenaseriousproblemwhichhasbeenimprovedaftermany
struggles. Some of the professors even asked to erase the part of the article if it had
criticismsongovernmentortheschool.
AboutFestival
CreationofBoomLeadstoSuccessful
Campus is somewhat very similar to the society. Like the relationship between the
government and the people, the school and the students also have very keen relation.
Andliketheordinarypress,theschoolpressalsohasthedutytosecuretherightsofthe
T
studentstoknowthetruth,indicatingthestudentstotherightways,providingwithnew
he season of the festivals has passed.
AcademicDiplomacy
informationsaboutschooltoacademicknowledgestothem.Noteventhis,theschool
Generally,manystudentshadwaitedto
pressalsoplaysanenormousroleinformingacampusculture.Namelyitisthemost
visitfestivalsthatareheldinmanyschools.
importantanduniquemediatorepresentthestudents¡¯interestsinceitismadebythe
They dearly invited their friends to their
students.
festivals and enjoyed it together. Festival
Therefore oppressing and interfering with the right to edit, just because the articles
kimchi making contest, an exhibition of
professorsandstudents,butalsotreatisesand
givesakindofpleasurewithmanykindsof
andthevoiceofthepaperisnotagreeablewiththeschool,issamewithlimitingour
Takwondo, a Korean food festival, and the
books, and will hold seminars on Thai and
programs. Students prepare some market
fellowHUFSans¡¯righttoknowseverlyanddrivingstudentsoutinschoolmanagement
screening of Korean movies. Apart from
KoreanStudiesinbothcountries.
cornersandgamesitesatmanyplacesofthe
whichinevitablyhascloserelationswithschooldevelopment.
showing and introducing Korea, there were
OurThaidepartment,bytheway,already
school. They also prepare some
Some may think the the school authorities¡¯ suppression on the school press is just
other events that sought to improve the
hasasisteratChulalongkonUniv.,whichis
performances and displays. Festival helps
about some other people¡¯s problem. But they should know that it is the only
understanding of our country among Thai
one of the best schools in Thailand. But
not only the students but also many people
communicationmeansbetweentheschoolandHUFSans.Tomakeabetterpressandto
students including speech, writing, and
since the sistership was established, no
whoenjoyit,andunioningtheirbodiesand
becomefreefromtheuniversity¡¯ssuppressionboththereadersandthereportersshould
drawing contests centered on the topic of
benefitshavebeenvisible.
souls.
remember several things. For the readers, even though there are some disagreeing
Korea.
Therehavebeennoexchangesofstudents
But we should think about our festival,
contentsinthearticle,itisalsoone¡¯sdutytoobjectandgivefeedbacksratherthanjust
These results would not have been
or professors. This may not only be the
named Daedongje (General Campus
ignoringthepaper.Thereportersliveonwiththereaders¡¯affections.Andthestaffofthe
possibleifitwerenotforthesupportofthe
problem of our department. We have many
Festival). Actually, we don¡¯t have much
press,ontheotherhand,shouldrememberthatitistheHUFSanswhotheyworkfor,
embassy and Korea National Tourism
sister schools, considering the special
freedomtoenjoyourselvesatthefestival.It
mustworktosecuretheirrightstoknowthetruth.Throughthis,thereporters¡¯canstand
Organization, not to mention the help of
features of HUFS. But like Chulalonkon
is because there are some faults and
ChoiChangSung
uptoanyunfairoppressionscomingfromtheschoolifitishappened.
many Korea residents in Thailand. At this
Univ.theremayexistsisterschoolswithno
disadvantages at our festival. For example,
festival,manyKoreansresidentsinThailand
practicalinteractions.
manystudentsdon¡¯thaveinterestsatthatso
andevenabout10Thaistudentswearingour
In having sisterships with other
much. So they don¡¯t attend at the events
traditionalclothes,Hanbok,participated.
universities, I consider the most important
well.Andtheotherproblemisashortageof
T
here are many ways to cooperate with
Thisdayproducedtwogoodresults. One
element of this exchange is between the
public information of the festival. Though
other countries. To increase the
was that establishing a Korean majoring
students. Students have a potential role in
therearemanypeoplewhohaveinterestsat
understandings between different countries¡¯
course at Burapha Univ. became possible.
promoting cordial relationships between
that, it¡¯s all in vain if nobody knows about
people and to create close ties with each
Like other universities, establishing a new
ThailandandKoreainthefuture. However
the festival well for the problem of the
other, academic exchange plays aprominent
courseisverycomplicated. Evenexcluding
in HUFS¡¯s case, there aren¡¯t sufficient
publicity. But the worst problem is the
role. Inotherwords,academicexchangeis
thepermissionfromthegovernment,thetext
facilitiesforforeignstudents. Forexample,
locationofourschool.Becausetheschoolis
importantbecauseitbearsacloserelationto
booksandcurriculumneedtobeset,andthe
thereareseveralThaistudentsinourschool.
farfromothermanyschoolsinthemidtown,
the cultural aspects which govern the life
teachers have to be brought in before hand.
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of
itisratherhardforotherstudentstovisitus.
style of people. Thus it can have a wide
In the midst of all these preparations, we
dormitoryspace,thestudentsarenowhome
Itmakesourfestivalonlyapartybetweenus.
effectonthenation.
receivedthenecessarypermissionfromThai
staying in our students¡¯ homes. So, even
Sowecan¡¯tfindeasilythevisitorsthatcome
Every scholar and student who goes
government.
though we want to invite students to our
toourschool.
abroad can be a diplomat representing
The other great result was that the
school, the circumstances don¡¯t fulfill our
Now we should think about the real
Korea. Spreading ideas that are related to
scholarshipswereraisedforthosewhowish
wish.
meaningofthefestival.Manyotherschools
Korea is the way to achieve this task. The
tolearnKorean. Fromnowon,5thousand
Therefore financial investments in
haveeachuniquethemeabouttheirfestivals.
fastestwaytospreadsomethingistomakea
batt will be given to 8 students in a year.
facilities and consistent interest are required
Sotheypreparemanytraditionaleventsand
¡®boom¡¯aboutKoreainanotherland.Togive
Thiswilldefiantlypromoteawillingnessto
from the school authorities for practical
specialplansannually.Forthatpeoplewant
an example I would like to share my
learn our language, and it will advertise
exchanges between schools to work. And
tovisitthereandenjoyit.Itisalsonecessary
experience as an academic diplomat in
Korea, atthesametimecontributingtothe
through this practical sistership, a boom
for us to have our own meaning about the
Thailandwiththereaders.
friendly relationship between the two
could be aired which would lead to
festivalnotjustapleasurestoeatanddrink
IwenttoThailandlastsemesterduringmy
countries.
successfulacademicdiplomacy.
but a valuable one that makes people can
sabbaticalyearinaresponsetoaninvitation
One thing we have to think about is that
know well about HUFS. Such trials make
fromBuraphaUniversity. Duringmystay,I
this Burapha Univ. is not even our sister
our festival more worthy for people to
found professors of this university very
school. Theinvitationandthefestivalwere
attending.Andthatisthewayforustohave
cordial to Koreans and eager to learn the
entirely based on my personal friendship.
a confidence to make our festival more
KoreanlanguageandtoteachittotheirThai
Butthroughalltheseconsequences,thetwo
specialandvaluable.
students.
schools (HUFS and Burapha Univ.) are
A Korea Day was held at the university
planning to sign an academic exchange
with about 9 thousand people participating.
agreementinthisyear. Withthisagreement,
KongBo-young
On the day, there were programs such as a
the two schools will exchange not only
Thewriterisaprofessorof ThaiDept.
Sophomoreof EnglishDept.
YangYoung-chul/CartoonistofTheArgus

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