HD Hyundai said on the 20th that it held events to honor and commemorate the late founder Chung Ju-yung on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Chairman Chung Ki-sun said at a memorial held that day at Cheongun Hall in the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, "Although 25 years have passed, the founder's life and spirit still remain deeply within us," and "The footsteps that turned what seemed impossible into reality became the driving force that allows HD Hyundai to exist."
HD Hyundai prepared a space where employees and visitors could freely pay tribute to the founder Chung. It recreated the late founder's office during his lifetime as a digital office using an LED screen and organized a space to display his quotations, and it aired videos containing the founder's words from his lifetime. Through this, employees and visitors could reflect on the founder's spirit and intentions.
In addition, a space was prepared where messages left by employees on the online memorial page could be viewed together on screens inside the headquarters building, allowing people to share their condolences across generations and ranks.
In addition, a special menu reflecting the founder's unassuming life was provided to employees. From Gangwon-do–style potato rice symbolizing the founder's original intention to goldongban representing a practical spirit, and Gangneung mul makguksu, which the founder enjoyed during his lifetime, the menu was composed to evoke the founder's life.
Memorial events were also held that day at major local business sites. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and HD Hyundai Samho each held a memorial ceremony in front of the founder's bust at their main buildings in Ulsan and Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, honoring the founder's intentions.