The fifth '' Hope Bus '' was announced on 25 September , with the upcoming event to take place on 8 October . This date coincided with the opening weekend of the 16th Busan International Film Festival . In a joint press conference at Busan City Hall on 26 September , Busan mayor Hur Nam-sik and Busan City Council chairman Jae Jong-mo ( 제종모 ) announced their opposition to the fifth '' Hope Bus '' event . Hur and Jae 's given reasoning was that the four prior buses were detrimental to solving the labor crisis , and had done great damage to the citizens of Busan . Furthermore , Hur and Jae asserted that stopping the '' Hope Bus '' event would contribute to the success of the film festival . The conservative Advancement Unification Party was against the fifth '' Hope Bus '' event as well . In a statement on 27 September , party spokesperson Yoon Hyeon-yeon ( 윤혜연 ) blamed government incompetence and the ignorance of '' Hope Bus '' participants towards the concerns of the local citizens of Busan for the ongoing Hanjin Heavy Industries crisis . Yoon maintained that the presence of a fifth '' Hope Bus '' event would present traffic dangers as well as a black mark on the international reputation of South Korea
16th Busan International Film Festival
16th Busan International Film Festival
2010–11 Hanjin Heavy Industries strike