2. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FACTS (a) * Date of arrest, abduction or disappearance (at least month and year) 10 August 1978 (b) * Place of arrest, abduction or where the disappearance occurred(be as precise as possible. Indicate street, city, province or any other relevant information) A beach on Hongdo Island, an island in the Yellow Sea, located 115 km from the Southwestcoast of Mokpo port, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.1 (c) *Date when the person was last seen (at least month and year), if different from date of arrest or abduction (for example: if seen in a prison months after the initial arrest or abduction) Most recently, in 2011, Geon-pyo Hong was verified as having been alive in North Korea in 2005. This verification came in the form of a 2005 Pyongyang Census that the South Korean media outlet Chosun Weekly obtained2. The Census listed the names and personal information of over 2 million citizens 17 and older living in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Within this list, the names of 21 South Koreans who had been abducted were found. One of these 21 abductees was Mr. Hong. It stated his name, birthday, profession, blood type, place of birth, home address, date of marriage, and the name of his spouse.3 (d) * Place where the person was last seen (if different from place of arrest or abduction. For example: if seen in a prison months after the initial arrest or abduction. Please, be as precise as possible. Indicate street, city, province or any other relevant information) The aforementioned Census shows that, as of at least 2005, Mr. Hong and his wife Ae-kyung Park were living in Palgol 2-dong, Mangyondae district in Pyongyang. Mr. Hong was working as an instructor at Liaison Office 112 of the Korean Workers’ Party4. (e) Please, provide a full description of how the disappearance took place (attach one page if necessary. Please note that, although this is not a required element, providing a description as detailed as possible of the circumstances of the disappearance will enhance the possibilities to find the person) 1 Please see Attachment 1: Map Chosun Weekly article dated 24 October 2011 (http://weekly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=002178100001&ctcd=C01) 3 Please see Attachment 2: Mr. Lee’s personal information as stated in the 2005 Pyongyang Census 4 Chosun Weekly reported on 24 October 2011 that three South Korean people, Min-gyo Lee, Seung-min Choi and Geun-pyo Hong, who were abducted by North Korea in various times, were working as an instructor at Liaison Office 112 of the North Korean Worker’s Party. The article described Liaison Office 112 as an organization that trains North Korean spies about South Korean culture and how to speak with a South Korean accent. Article available at http://weekly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=002178100001&ctcd=C01 2 4