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Recently, Na Hoon-ah showed a passionate stage that was over 70 years old.

It became a hot topic to say that they refused the medal given by the country, but there are quite a few people who said they would not receive the medal.

Teacher Lee Boo-young, who retired after serving as a teacher for 34 years, also gave up the Okjo Geunjeong Medal.



[Lee Boo-young/Retired teacher: I gave up because I didn't deserve it.

The government's medal should be given by a really good person, but there are a lot of shortcomings.]



Why do many people reject the honor of being a'national medal'?



First of all, reporter Im Sang-beom delivers the coverage.



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On the day of trade on December 5, last year, 597 people of merit in trade were awarded the Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit, medals, packaging, and presidential and prime minister citations.



We looked at the winners of the Trade Day Awards and Packaging for the last three years from 2017.



Big companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Steel received every year by changing only people.



However, support organizations such as the Korea Trade Association and KOTRA were also listed on the list of regular winners.



They all have the right to recommend candidates for trade awards.



[Korea International Trade Association official: Because I have been working for more than 30 years, I think that I have tried hard enough to receive that much...

We also consider it the honor of the family.]



Among the 849 nominees for this year's Trade Day awards determined by the Ministry of Industry, KOTRA 24 and 15 Korea Trade Associations were overwhelmingly numerous.



[Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Person in charge: I have a lot of merit.

I can't know everything.

We will review administrative procedures and necessary documents.] From



1948, when the government awards were started, until last year, the number of government awards totaled 1263,000 points, which is increasing every year. It is customary to return to civil servants, teachers, and soldiers retiring with the Geunjeong·National Security Medal.



Only 3.8% of pure civilian rewards were awarded.



Although the ratio of medals per population is four times that of Japan and eight times that of Britain, it is difficult to avoid pointing out that it is customary to share medals with one another.



It was the unbearable lightness of such a medal that Mr. Lee Boo-young rejected and pinched.



[Lee Boo-young/Retired teacher: I didn't know there were so many.

What kind of medal is worth this?

It is not desirable anymore to receive just because you have worked for a certain period of time.]   



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