Presidential Office’s Secretariat Building

The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae last month replaced the wall of the secretariat room (top right) in Yeomingwan, the secretariat building, with a glass wall. The partitions were also lowered between staff seats to 1.1 meters, the average height of an adult elbow, benchmarking Hyundai Card Co. Looking around the room, President Lee Myung-bak said, “This is better for communication and efficiency.”

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