Chairman Cho Won-tae Visits Lee Kun-hee's Funeral Hall: "Heart Heavy Losing a Great Man"

Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group visited the funeral hall of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on the 26th to offer his condolences to the bereaved family.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] On the 26th, Cho Won-tae, Chairman of Hanjin Group, who visited the funeral hall of Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, said, "I am just deeply saddened to have lost a great person."

Chairman Cho arrived at the funeral hall around 12:42 PM that day, paid his respects for about five minutes, and left the venue around 12:47 PM.

When leaving the funeral hall, Chairman Cho responded to reporters' questions about his past relationship by “I have never actually met him.” He added that he only briefly greeted the bereaved family at the funeral hall.

When asked by reporters about Samsung's future, Chairman Cho replied, "I think it will be fine if we continue as we have been."