On the second day of the funeral for the late former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan (senior vice chair of The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC)), a procession of figures from politics and business continued to pay their respects. Unlike the previous day, when President Lee Jae-myung and former President Moon Jae-in visited, figures from the business community and the opposition continued to arrive on the 28th.
As on the previous day, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, the chief funeral committee chair, and Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae, the party's co–chief funeral committee chair, served as chief mourners to receive visitors.
At the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno District, Seoul, where the deceased's bier was set up, Seo Jung-Jin, chair of Celltrion Group; Hyun Jeong-eun, chair of Hyundai Group; Sohn Kyung-shik, chair of the Korea Enterprises Federation; Kim Ki-moon, chair of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises; and Chung Mong-joon, honorary chair of the Asan Nanum Foundation, visited in the morning to offer their condolences. Chung, the honorary chair, said, "Since the 13th National Assembly, we worked together continuously in the National Assembly and stayed close," and added, "He was always interested in new fields and studied hard, so while serving in the legislature with Representative Lee Hae-chan, I learned a lot. I pray for his repose."
Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. secretary-general who worked with the former prime minister during the Participatory Government, also visited the bier. Ban said, "While serving as Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2004, I was impressed by the former prime minister, who was then serving as prime minister," and added, "As a diplomat, I was deeply moved by the former prime minister's pioneering politics."
Figures from the People Power Party also visited the bier to mourn the deceased. People Power Party Representative Yoon Sang-hyun said, "The former prime minister was a senior from my hometown, and my grandfather also had a special connection with the deceased's father," and added, "The former prime minister dedicated and served his entire life for the nation and politics. Even if our camps differ, I express my deep condolences for his dedication and service to politics and the nation."
Kim Sung-tae, former People Power Party representative, said, "He was a towering elder who cannot be left out when speaking of South Korea's democracy and democratization," and added, "He gave a great deal of help when the labor movement faced very difficult times. I very much wanted to be with him on his final journey." Former North Gyeongsang Governor Kim Kwan-yong and former Representative Thae Yong-ho also visited the bier.