in the “Pyongyang International Hotel.â€?35 To monitor the abductees, the DPRK authorities sent KWP personnel, referred to as ,QVWUXFWRUV to live with the victims in the same JXHVW KRXVH and manage the abductees’ everyday activities. The ,QVWUXFWRUV rotated shifts with other ,QVWUXFWRUV guaranteeing round-the-clock surveillance. Their role was to educate the abductees and watch their every move, as well as ensure that they were indoctrinated and adhered to North Korean ideology.36 Most of what is known about Hong Leng-ieng, the Chinese woman abducted from Macau, is based on Choi Eun-hee’s account, which carefully reports information about where they were housed. The two met in the early summer of 1979 when they were housed in the garrison-like area called Tongbuk-ri.37 Choi believed her JXHVW KRXVH and the surrounding area was a training site for North .RUHDQ HVSLRQDJH DJHQWV DQG LQĂ€OWUDWRUV DQG IRUHLJQ QDWLRQDOV ZHUH KRXVHG LQ WKH same area. She described it as being on the side of a mountain and said it contained several guesthouses. No North Korean civilians were allowed in this compound. 38 Ms. Hong and a Jordanian woman lived in Building #4, while Choi lived in Building #3.39 On September 20, 1979, Choi was moved and did not see Hong again until she was moved back to the garrison area on January 22, 1982. At that time, Choi was put in Building #1, near the entrance to the restricted area. Ms. Hong was still in Building #4 in 1982, and Choi noticed that Hong’s Korean language skills had improved considerably. Hong shared her Catholic faith with Choi, and they prayed together. On March 7th, one day before Choi was relocated again, they said “goodbyeâ€? to each other and Choi tried to give Hong $200 as a gift. Hong replied “That’s all right. I receive a salary, you know. I think you need it more than I.â€?40 They wept, parted, and never saw each other again.41 Choi later heard rumors that Ms. Hong had been relocated many times and eventually got a job teaching Cantonese to female North Korean espionage agents. This was corroborated by the testimony of the former North Korean espionage agent responsible for the bombing of KAL 858 in 1987, Kim Hyon-hui. She said she was one of the agents to have received Chinese language training from Ms. Hong in 1984.42 Lee, Jhe-gun. .LWDFKRXVHQ QL 5DFKL VDUHWD 2WRNR (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2002) 41. Ibid. 50. 37 Choi Eun-hee and Shin Sang-ok, -RJXNHXQ -HRKDQHXO -HRPPHROOL (.LGQDSSHG WR WKH .LQJGRP RI .LP -RQJ LO , Vol I. p. 304-305. 38 Ibid., p. 247. 39 Ibid., pp. 304-308. 40 Choi Eun-hee and Shin Sang Ok, .LGQDSSHG WR WKH .LQJGRP RI .LP -RQJ LO, Part IV. “The Prison Door Opens, (April 16, 1981-February 23, 1983), pp. 182-185. 41 Choi Eun-hee and Shin Sang-ok, -RJXNHXQ -HRKDQHXO -HRPPHROOL (.LGQDSSHG WR WKH .LQJGRP RI .LP -RQJ LO , Vol I. p. 459-462. 42 “Macau Abduction Victim Taught Chinese to former North Korean terrorist Kim Hyon-Hui.â€? NARKN Updates. Mar 10, 2009. http://sukukai.jp/narkn/updates.html 35 36
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