Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Hong Chan So
Position
First Vice Minister of the People's Armed Forces
DoB
1957-12-30
Address
North Korea
Reg. ID
PD836410105 , expiry date 27/11/2021
Official reason
First Vice-Minister and Director of the Logistics Bureau of the People’s Armed Forces, member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Colonel-General in the People’s Armed Forces. In this capacity, SO HONG CHAN is responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other wea...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regul...
Additional Details
Licencing, exception and direction provisions are contained in Part 9 of the Regulations.
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