KOREAN NET

The Overseas Koreans Foundation (OKF) held the Book Donation Ceremony of Kim Ui-jin, Honorary President of the Beijing Korean-Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, on Tue, Nov. 15, 2022, receiving 670 books in the areas of humanities, social science, economics, and culture that were printed in Hangeul by Korean immigrant publishers in China. Honorary President Kim Ui-jin, the donor, is the founder of the Beijing Korean-Chinese Entrepreneurs Association, an organization for Korean immigrants in China. He donated the books that he had collected himself to the Foundation to contribute to the research of Korean-Chinese communities. The donation consists of rare books published from the 1950s to the 2020s, including material with high research value, such as classifications and dissertation collections that show the changing history of languages spoken by Korean immigrants in China. The ceremony shined with attendance by the China-Asia Economic Development Association's President Kwon Soon-gi along with Vice Presidents Park Gul, Lee Choon-il, Lee Choong-guk, and Park Yong-il as well as Honorary President Lee Ran of the Beijing Patriotism Network, and many more. Now, let's take a look at the ceremony through photographs.

OKF Chairman Kim Sung-kon and China-Asia Economic Development Association President Kwon Soon-gi sharing a conversation before the donation ceremony

OKF Chairman Kim Sung-kon showing gratitude for the donation of books

Korean-Chinese businesspeople listening to the gratitude speech by OKF Chairman Kim Sung-kon (from front left, Vice President Lee Choon-il, Vice President Park Gul, President Kwon Soon-gi, and Honorary President Kim Ui-jin)

OKF Chairman Kim Sung-kon awarding the plaque of gratitude to Honorary President Kim Ui-jin

Honorary President Lee Ran delivering the plaque of gratitude to OKF Chairman Kim Sung-kon

Participants having a look around the donated books in the special reference room

Participants having a look around the reference room under the guide of the librarian

Participants taking a photograph in front of the bookshelf where the donated books will be placed (from left, President Kwon Soon-gi, Honorary President Kim Ui-jin, Honorary President Lee Ran, Chairman Kim Sung-kon)

Group photo of the book donation ceremony