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19. Olympic Village
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19.7
Amenities Facilities
19.7.1
Preparations for Operation
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The SLOOC operated 28 amenities
and entertainment facilities for the
comfort and convenience of participating
athletes and officials. More
services were available than at any
other Games in the past, and a survey
showed 278,591 people used the
facilities.
Type of services available
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Amenities facilities: bank, post office,
telegraph and telephone office, repair
shop, photo studio, HAM radio, special
delivery
Entertainment facilities: shopping center,
laundry shop, beauty salon/barber shop,
video game room, discotheque,
music/tea room, atelier
Health facilities: swimming pool/sauna,
circuit training, billiard room, table tennis,
warm-up room
Religious facilities: Protestant chapel,
Catholic chapel, Buddhist hall, Islamic
hall, Greek Orthodox chapel, Jewish
chapel
Arts facilities: movie theater, performance
hall, Korean exhibition room
Nineteen of the 28 available services
were free, while nine (bank, post office,
telegraph and telephone office, photo
studio, music/tea room, beauty salon/
barber shop, laundry shop and atelier)
Charged fees well below regular
market rate.
The SLOOC designated service contractors
from the Olympic marketing
program from March 1987 and completed
all agreements by March 1988.
All contractors prepared a detailed
operation plan and submitted it to the
SLOOC. The contractors were responsible
for securing the human resources
and necessary materials, interior
installations as well as dismantling
and restoring of facilities after the
Games.
The majority of the amenities/
entertainment services were open
from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., but the
Religious Center and HAM radio station
stayed open 24 hours a day.
The amenities/entertainment facilities
were concentrated near the Athletes'
Hall for easy access, but the Religious
Center was set apart from the hall to
create a quiet, austere atmosphere.
Banks were set up at both the hall and
the Accreditation Center for
convenience.
The amenities/entertainment facilities
used 22 operation personnel and 795
service contractor personnel.
19.7.2
Operation by Type
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Amenities facilities Bank
The Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) was
put in charge of running the Olympic
Village bank branches. The KEB
finalized its agreement with the
SLOOC on bank services in May 1988
and dispatched 44 of its employees.
The bank offices were set up on the
first floor of the Athletes' Hall and the
Accreditation Center on 50 square
meters and 132 square meters floor
space, repectively, open from 9 a.m.
to 10 p.m. for a total of 33 days. They
handled currency exchange, deposits
and remittance, sold admission tickets
and collected village fees.
The Athletes' Hall bank handled a total
of 54,511 customers, while the
Accreditation Center bank took care of
1,946 customers. One individual used
the bank an average of four times during
the operation period, and transaction
amount totalled US$24.911
million. More than 3,000 people used
the banks on September 11 and 16.
Post Office
The Village post office was run by the
Ministry of Communications. Twentytwo
operation personnel were put in
charge of mail service within the
Olympic Village, and it also sold Olympic
commemorative stamps. Located
within the Athletes' Hall on 94 square
meters of floor space, the post office
stayed open for 33 days to serve 27,307
patrons. An individual used the post
office an average of 1.8 times, and the
highest number of users in a single
day was recorded on September 18,
the day following the Games Opening
Ceremony, with more than 1,500
people. The village post office handled
228,000 transactions totalling 131.33
million won.
Telegraph and Telephone Office
The telegraph and telephone office
was operated by the Korea Telecommunication
Authority. It was set up on
the first floor of the Athletes' Hall with
office size of 165 square meters, open
24 hours for 34 days with 50 employees.
Major duties included domestic and
international telegraph and telephone,
telex and facsimile services. A total of
39,612 people used the office, with an
individual coming in an average of 2.8
times. The largest crowd surged in on
September 30 with more than 3,500
customers contacting people back
home regarding their return. Transactions
amounted to 279.6 million won.
Repair shop
The repair shop was run by Kolon
International Corp., Kukje Corp., Asics
Corp. as a amenities facility. Some 50
employees from these service contractors
performed repairs on bicycles and
various sports equipment, free of
charge. Set up at a 331 square meters
temporary structure right next to the
Flag Plaza in the International Zone,
the shop was open for 34 days from 9
a.m. to 10 p.m. A total of 27,601 people
used the shop, and more than 800
came in on September 16 for a final
check on their equipment just one day
to go before the Games Opening
Ceremony.
Photo studio
The Korea Sports Photo Institute
signed a contract with the SLOOC to
operate a photo studio. The studio (46
square meters) was set up on the third
floor of the Athletes' Hall with 23
operation personnel, open from 9 a.m.
to 10 p.m. for 34 days. Available services
included instant photo, document
photos as well as film development
and printing. The shop was used
by 19,852 people with sales of 47.6
million won. A daily average of over
900 people used the facility during 10
day between September 18 and 27.
HAM radio
The HAM Radio was installed to
transmit news on the Olympics. The
HAM Association was designated as
the official operator, and 25 members
were dispatched to provide the service,
free of charge. The service was
open to everyone, 24 hours a day for
34 days, at the 66-square-meter office
at Oryun Girls' Junior High School
inside the Olympic Village. The station
handled a total of some 100 cases.
Express delivery
Federal Express was the official contractor
for courier delivery and 22
operation personnel carried out
forwarding and delivery duties of
administrative documents and small
parcels. A service charge was
attached to courier delivery, and the
office served 329 customers in all.
Entertainment facilities
Laundry shop
Laundry shop was run by Chonil-sa
with conclusion of service agreement
in December 1987. Fifty-six operation
personnel carried out their duties
under the supervision of 8 convenience
facility offices. The laundry
shop was available for 34 days from 9
a.m. to 10 p.m. in a room measuring
53 square meters on the third floor of
the Athletes' Hall. Laundry, ironing and
alterations were available but only 402
people used the services, chiefly
because linen services were free and
individuals could take care of their own
laundry and ironing at the recreation
room.
Shopping center
A duty-free shopping center was
established and operated at the
Athletes' Hall inside the Olympic
Village. The center was run by Lotte
Shopping with a 131-person staff.
There were more than 100 shops in
the 783-square-meter center on the
third floor of the Athletes' Hall, open
for business from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Major items on sale ranged from
souvenirs to textiles, food, books, sundry
goods, cultural handicrafts,
embroidery, stationery, leather goods,
clothing,
sports equipment, shoes, cameras,
cosmetics, accessories, eyeglasses,
films, stamps, Korean costume, watches
and electronic goods. During the
34 days of the center operation, 95,000
people used the facility for total sales