Funerals for CJ Group honorary chairman Lee Maeng-hee to be held in Seoul Aug. 20

By Park Sae-jin Posted : August 17, 2015, 16:20 Updated : August 17, 2015, 16:20

The Korean national flag is hoisted at CJ headquarters in Huam-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, capital of South Korea, Monday. Lee Maeng-hee, honorary chairman of CJ Group, the country's largest food and entertainment conglomerate, died on Aug. 14. He was 84. Lee, the elder brother of ailing Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee and father of CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun, passed away while he was receiving treatment for lung cancer at a hospital in Beijing, China. Funerals will be held in Seoul on Aug. 20.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

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Funerals for CJ Group honorary chairman Lee Maeng-hee to be held in Seoul Aug. 20

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