Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

noon and immediately checked out
after the competition at 5 p.m.
The first to fourth floors were used as
village facilities; a dining hall with 80
seat capacity and an information
center were set up on the first floor.
Sixty rooms were reserved for delegations,
one room each for chef de mission
with other rooms shared by two
athletes/officials.
Meals were prepared in accordance
with the menu of the Seoul Olympic
Village, buffet-style served on a fiveday
cycle with a daily minimum of
6,000 calories. Materials were secured
mostly by making full use of stocked
articles at the hotel, and shortage were
covered by backup materials from the
city and provincial authorities, the
Olympic marketing program and paid
rental. The materials were secured en
masse one or two days before the
opening day so as not to hinder
regular hotel business operations.
Facilities such as conference room,
recreation room, barber shop, video
game room, convenience store, exhibition
room, post office, telephone office,
facsimile and sauna were provided.
The medical center was open 24 hours
a day, offering emergency treatment
and massage service.
The village headquarters hosted a
welcoming celebration with luncheon
and dinner party for the participating
soccer teams. The chairman of Taegu
Lions Club gave a special luncheon on
September 19 for teams from the
United States and the U.S.S.R.
Taegu Sub-village offered Olympic
Family dwelling quarters at Dongtaegu
Tourist Hotel for 27 days from
September 11 to 27 to provide convenient
arrangements for the FIFA staff,
competition judges, media personnel
and NOC officials.
Guatemala 10 times, Italy 10 times and
Federal Rep. of Germany twice.
Amenities facilities were also installed
— discotheque at the annex building
with floor space of 661 square meters,
and lounge, barber shop, recreation
room, sauna, video game room, convenience
store and money exchange
services on the first floor.
One room was allotted to each chef de
mission, and other rooms were shared
by two athletes/officials. Individual
room assignments were left to the
discretion of chef de mission.
Meals were served on the same
system as at the main Seoul Olympic
Village, buffet-style on a five day cycle
with a daily minimum of 6,000 calories.
A total of 2,276 meals were served.
Materials were secured mostly by
making use of stocks already at the
hotel, and shortages were covered by
backup materials from the city and
provincial authorities, the Olympic
marketing program and paid rental.
The materials were secured en masse
one or two days before the village
opening day to avoid hindering normal
hotel business operations.
19.12.3
Kwangju Sub-Village
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The Kwangju Sub-village was
19.12.4
Taejon Sub-Village
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The Taejon Sub-village was
established at Yusung Tourist Hotel
located in Pongmyong-dong, Chunggu
in Taejon. One hundred fifty
athletes and officials from six countries
— Zambia, Iraq, Brazil, Nigeria,
Yugoslavia, Guatemala — were
accommodated for 21 days from
September 3 to 23. The sub-village
was located 12 kilometers from Taejon
Stadium and 15 kilometers from
Korean Water Resources Corp.,
a location that did not create any
inconvenience for participants.
The SLOOC concluded the contract
with the hotel in May 1988 and
established an operation office in
June, followed by opening ceremony
established for preliminary football on September 3. The entire building,
games at the Shinyang Park Hotel, and 10 floors, were used as village
located in Jisan-dong, Dong-gu in facilities. Seventy guest rooms were
Kwangju. The SLOOC concluded the secured from fifth to ninth floor. Dining
contract with the hotel on May 11, 1988 hall and snack corner (367 square
and a sub-village office was set up on meters each) were located on the third
June 1. The Kwangju Sub-village was floor; and information center, recre-
opened on September 3 and operated ation room, conference room and post
for 24 days until the 26th. Six teams office were placed on the first floor.
from Italy, Zambia, Guatemala, Amenities/entertainment facilities were
Australia, Yugoslavia and Federal Rep. concentrated on first, second and
of Germany participated in the third floors.
preliminary football competition. Each country was allotted 15 rooms,
The village facilities occupied first to one private room for chef de mission
sixth floors, and 45 guest room were and other rooms to be shared by two
secured from second to fifth floors. A athletes/officials. Chef de mission was
dining hall (100 seats) was set up on authorized to assign individual rooms.
the sixth floor, and an additional 60 Meals were served in buffet style,
seats were provided on the second limited to AD cardholders and visitors
floor for operation personnel. Mayor's with meal tickets. The menu was
room, administrative and information divided into regular meal (box lunches
center were situated on the first floor. included) and snacks, changed on a
The information center managed five-day cycle with a daily minimum of
various duties — village guide, 6,000 calories. Most of the food
distribution of guide booklets and materials were purchased from
village newspapers, transportation, domestic suppliers and imported
tours, shopping and requests for train- materials were purchased from Korea
ing site arrangements. Training sites Tourist Hotel Supplying Center. The
were used by Zambia 16 times, materials were obtained mainly by
using existing stocks at the hotel, and
shortages were covered by materials
provided by the city and provincial
authorities, the Olympic marketing
program and paid rental.
Conference room, recreation room,
post office, barber shop, video game
room, library, temporary repair center
and exhibition room were operated as
amenities/entertainment facilities. The
medical center was open 24 hours,
offering various treatment and physical
therapy services. The village entertained
the delegates by holding a folk
dance festival on September 16 and
traditional music concert on the 14th,
as well as a welcoming party and
opening and closing ceremonies.
The village designated Taejon Riviera
Yusong Hotel as the official hotel
between September 11 and 23 for the
Olympic Family such as VIPs, referees
and media personnel.
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53. Flag-raising ceremony at the Pusan
Sub-Village held on the plaza in front of
the Korea Condominium Hotel; 182
people from 10 countries were housed at
the sub-village.
54. General view of the Pusan Sub-Village
in Haeundae-gu, Pusan.