Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

Clinic
A medical clinic was operated on the
ground floor of the old dormitory from
September 4 through October 2. For
the operation of the clinic, the St. Francisco
Hospital, designated as the
camp hospital, provided key medical
personnel such as doctors and nurses,
as well as major medical equipment
and supplies.
A total of 18 medical workers including
four doctors, five nurses and six first-aid
specialists, worked at the clinic around
the clock on a three-shift basis. The
clinic administered first-aid treatment
and sent to a general hospital those
needing further treatment. The clinic
also disinfected the camp site.
The clinic treated a cumulative total of
604 persons, of whom 16 were sent to
the Yongdong Severance Hospital or
the St. Francisco Hospital. By division,
the patients included 356 in internal
medicine, 107 in orthopaedy, 52 in
otolaryngology, 37 in surgery, 25 in
ophthalmology, 15 in dentistry, 11 in
dermatology, and 1 in obstetrics and
gynaecology.
Convenience Facilities' Operations
Facilities
Bank
Post Office
Telephone and
Telegraph Office
Shopping Center
Sports Goods Store
Discotheque
Electronic Game Room
Film Development Shop
Snack Corner
Movie Theater
Hours
09:00-17:00
09:00-21:00
24 Hours
09:00-21:00
09:00-21:00
19:30-23:00
09:00-22:00
09:00-19:00
09:00-22:00
15:00-17:00
Floor Space
53m 2
66m 2
At post office
99m 2
17m 2
496m 2
66m 2
17m 2
17m 2
15.3
Program Operation
15.3.1
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Development of Camp Programs
Selection of programs
Basic direction for the selection of
camp programs was to choose 1) programs
conducive to the objective of
the Youth Camp, enhancing the Olympic
spirit and helping foreign participants
to better understand Korea,
2) programs in which participants could
choose and take part in accordance
with their personal taste and preference,
3) programs that both performers
and audience could enjoy together,
4) programs that would attract as many
participants as possible, and 5) programs
highlighting the cultural and
economic development of Korea.
Various youth organizations in the
country were asked to develop specific
camp programs, and all participating
NOCs were asked to develop programs
related to their respective folk arts.
By composition, programs developed
by the camp organizers were to
represent 30 percent of all program
participating countries' programs 3
percent, joint programs 20 percent,
and miscellaneous programs 10
percent.
Services Offered
Foreign exchange service, receipt of
participation fees, sale of Olympic coins
Handling of postal matters, exhibition or
exchange of post cards, parcel
wrapping service
Telephone and telegraph service,
management of public telephone
booths at the camp, other
communications services
Sale of souvenirs, local specialties,
folk handicrafts
Sale of sports goods
Music by audio system, performance of
vocal groups
23 game machines, payment system
Development of prints, sale of films
Sales of hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks,
soft drinks, etc.
Showing of Korean informational reels,
films and videos brought by various
national delegations
The programs adopted for the Seoul
Olympic Youth Camp included the
observation of the Olympic Opening
and Closing Ceremonies, the Nations'
Day Celebrations, and Folk Costume
Festivals prepared by the participating
countries. The host country prepared
19 programs which included the Camp
Opening Ceremony, tours of Seoul
and provincial areas, home hospitality,
tours of major industrial facilities,
youth forums, visits to universities,
Korean Cultural Night, attendance at
outside cultural activities, meetings
with Olympic medalists, free activities
in the camp, Evening of Friendship,
All-Nation Square, HAM amateur radio
station, religious ceremonies, Olympic
torch relay, welcoming reception, and
UNICEF Night.
The operating guidelines were to enable
all camp participants to freely take part
in all programs, not to restrict nonprogram
activities, and to respect the
program schedule. But in case there
arose the need to change the schedule,
the guidelines stipulated prompt action
through a meeting of delegation chiefs.
Performers were selected from among
qualified persons. Those for the Camp
Opening Ceremony, Korean Cultural
Night and Evening of Friendship programs
were recruited by professional
contractors, and those for other programs
by the officers in charge of
respective areas of performance.
Schedule
Camp programs, which began with the
Opening Ceremony on September 15,
were comprised of diverse activities.
The camp was closed with the Evening
of Friendship and Closing
Ceremony on October 1. Participants
began to return home after attending
the Olympic Closing Ceremony on
October 2.
15.3.2
Attendance in the Olympics
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Opening and Closing Ceremonies
The Olympic Opening Ceremony was
held at the Olympic Stadium from
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., September 17, and
the Closing Ceremony from 6:30 to
8 p.m. October 2,1988. As attendance
in the Olympic Opening and Closing
Ceremonies was an IOC-recommended
program, the Camp Operation Headquarters
saw to it that the entire camp
participants could attend the ceremonies.
The Headquarters installed
makeshift chairs along aisles of the
stadium at its own cost and secured
free tickets for all participants. They
were provided with lunch boxes for the
Opening Ceremony and dinner boxes
for the Closing Ceremony, which they
took at their convenience during the
ceremonies.
10. Camp participants pause for a rest.
11. A total of 1,051 attendees enjoyed the
Seoul Olympic Arts Festival.
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