Korean Government Reportedly Unprepared to Hold Closing Ceremony for Scout Jamboree

Here is the latest on the Scout Jamboree fiasco which now apparently can’t figure out what they are going to do for the closing ceremony:

Scouts hoist the Jamboree and the 25th World Scout Jamboree flags at the opening ceremony of the event in Saemangeum, North Jeolla Province, Aug. 2. Courtesy of World Organization of the Scout Movement

The 25th World Scout Jamboree got off to a disappointing start due to poor preparations and facilities management amid a heat wave that sparked outcries from participants and parents. The global youth event is likely to be the source of more embarrassment as the government is not fully ready for a flag handover ceremony to the next host country.

Although the Korean government took control of the remainder of the quadrennial event, whose participants exited the campsite due to the rapidly-approaching Typhoon Khanun, government ministries and organizers are still undecided on how to deliver the Jamboree flag to the event’s next host, Poland, at the closing ceremony on Friday. 

The Korean government created a team led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to handle the rest of the Jamboree event to ensure that the Scouts can enjoy Korean culture during the remaining period of the event. However, government ministries and organizers are passing on the responsibility to other agencies, especially involving matters related to the flag handover ceremony. 

When The Korea Times inquired about the flag handover event, an official at the prime minister’s office in charge of the Jamboree said the matter should be referred to the organizing committee.

Korea Times

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