Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

15. Seoul Olympic Youth Camp
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15.2.4
Meals and Convenience Facilities
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Meals
Those entitled to camp site meal service
included 882 participants from 43
countries and visitors. The meal service
period was 21 days from September 13
to October 3. A dining hall capable of
serving 500 persons at the same time
was prepared, which was complete
with a kitchen and a storage area.
Breakfast was served from 6 a.m. to
8:30 a.m., lunch from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m., and dinner from 5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Like the Olympic Village, the
camp adopted a cafeteria-style selfservice
method in which diners were
allowed to take as much food as they
wanted with no limit.
Basic menus changed on a five-day
rotation basis and international menus
that reflected the participating countries'
regional and religious features
were also offered. Lunch boxes were
provided to those who were away
attending the Olympic Opening or
Closing Ceremonies or touring provincial
areas. The dining hall was operated
by Daesaeng Industrial Co. Meal
coupons were sold at 8,000 won per
meal to visitors from 9 a.m. through
6 p.m.
A cumulative total of 41,472 persons
used the dining hall during the camp
period. Of these, 14,220 persons had
breakfast, 13,892 persons had lunch
(including 3,221 lunch boxes) and
13,360 persons had dinner.
Operation of convenience
facilities
Various facilities were operated to
increase convenience and foster a
cheerful atmosphere for participants.
A post office was operated with the
cooperation of the Ministry of Communications
to handle postal service and
sell commemorative stamps. A telegraph
and telephone office was operated
on a payment basis by the Korea
Telecommunication Authority. The
Korea Exchange Bank offered remittance,
money exchange and other
monetary services.
Other facilities operated during the
camp period were a shopping center, a
discotheque, an electronic game
room, a movie house, a D.P. shop, a
snack corner and a sporting goods
store.
15.2.5
Support Activities
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Information and press
Various informational materials on the
preparation and operational policy of
the Youth Camp were compiled and
distributed. The Camp Operation
Headquarters produced various kinds
of publications and operated an information
center to enhance the image of
the Youth Camp and offer accurate
information with a view to facilitating a
rewarding and cheerful camp life.
Among the activities carried out for
these purposes were the release of
camp news to the press, operation of
the camp broadcasting station,
production of a documentary film, a
camp song, a photo album on camp
activities and the participation medals.
The Press Officer oversaw all information
activities undertaken by the press,
and managed information, production
and radio teams under him.
In May 1987, the Operation Headquarters
produced 3,000 copies of an information
booklet on the camp in Korean,
English and French for distribution to
the 167 NOCs and other related
organizations. The Headquarters also
published 1,500 copies of a booklet on
the preparation of the camp in August
1988 and 1,500 copies of the camp
guidebook in English and French on
September 10. During the camp
period, 10,000 copies of pamphlets in
Korean and English were distributed to
participants. Meanwhile, the logo of
the Seoul Olympic Youth Camp, prepared
by the Design Office of the
Ssangyong Co. in June 1987, was used
in various information booklets and
materials. 2,000 camp badges bearing
the logo were made and distributed to
camp participants and operation personnel.
The camp song, "I'll Always
Be By Your Side," the words and
music of which were composed by Kim
Chang-wan, was used at various camp
activities. A 40-minute, 16mm color
documentary, entitled "Seoul Olympic
Youth Camp," was produced under the
theme of friendship and harmony
among the worlds youth in the Olympics
in order to preserve the scenes of
camp activities as a historical record.
For memories of the Seoul Olympics
and mutual communications in the
future, 1,200 copies of an 80-page
commemorative photo album, measuring
25cm by 35cm, were distributed to
all participants in November 1988.
The broadcasting team operated a
camp radio station for three hours a
day from September 13 through
October 2. The broadcasting hours
were from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., from
12:30 to 1:30 p.m., and from 5:30 to
6:30 p.m. The broadcasts, aired in
Korean, English and French, covered
Olympic news, participants' activities,
the history and culture of the participating
countries, music and major
world news.
In addition, the Camp Information
Center, open around the clock in front
of the old main office building,
provided press releases to the Main
Press Center every day.
Transportation
In order to offer timely transportation
service to participants, the Camp
Operation Headquarters ran a motor
pool with three shuttle buses, four
ordinary buses, four micro buses, two
cargo trucks and a sedan ready for
use at all times.
Shuttle buses were operated for the
convenience of those attending Olympic
sports and arts events. They ran a
12km distance covering the Camp-
Olympic Park-Olympic Stadium-Seoul-
Nori Madang (open-air theater for folk
plays and performances)-Camp course
at 30 minute intervals. Transportation
was also provided to carry participants
to or from the airport, on tours of
Seoul, on tours of provincial areas, to
and from the Olympic Opening and
Closing Ceremonies, and also to carry
goods. Twenty-five large buses were
used in a tour around Seoul on September
16, which all participants
joined.
In addition to the parking lot in the
camp site, the grounds of nearby
Kangdong Middle School were used
as a parking area, and parking control
personnel were assigned to both
places.
Language service
The Camp Operation Headquarters
secured and assigned 42 interpreters
to various camp programs so that participants
would not encounter language
difficulties. Interpreters were used in
the in-camp information activities,
airport reception and VIP escorting.
They were also made available when
participants specially asked for their
service or when their professional
expertise was required for special
activities. Language service was
offered with emphasis on English and
French, the official Olympic languages.
Language service workers totaled 42,
who included 26 for English, six for
French, three each for Japanese and
Spanish, two for German and one
each for Arabic and Portuguese. The
language specialists acted as interpreters
on a total of 146 occasions,
translating written materials on 37
occasions, and acting as MCs for six
events. Interpretation involved most
frequently the airport reception and
guidance to the housing quarters.
Other occasions included sight-seeing
tours, home hospitality programs, discussions,
meeting with medalists and
religious services. A total of 227 pages
were translated by the language service
workers on 37 occasions. The texts
included broadcasting manuscripts,
materials for delegation chiefs' conferences,
and articles for the Nations'
Day Celebrations.
In addition, the language specialists
acted as MCs for such events as the
Nations' Day Celebrations, exhibitions
of national folk costumes, meetings
with medalists and the Camp Opening
Ceremony.