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Kim DJ’s car donated to memorial hall

April 8, 2013 - 19:28 By Korea Herald
Former Democratic United Party floor leader Park Jie-won stands beside the limousine of the late President Kim Dae-jung. (Yonhap News)
Former Democratic United Party floor leader Rep. Park Jie-won will donate the limousine of former President Kim Dae-jung to a memorial hall to be built to honor his Nobel Peace Prize.

The limousine was a 2008 model Equus 450, specially designed to take account of his chronic limp.

The Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Prize memorial hall will be opened on Samhakdo Island in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, on June 15.

“When I went to Mokpo last Friday, many citizens wanted to see Kim’s limousine,” Park said in a news release Sunday.

The limousine was recently given by Kim’s wife Lee Hee-ho to the three-term lawmaker representing Mokpo.

By Chun Sung-woo (swchun@heraldcorp.com)