MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY HAN DUCK-SOO HAS EXPRESSED A WISH TO RESIGN, HIS MINISTRY SAID FRIDAY, ACCORDING TO AP. SONG KYUNG-JIN, A MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN, QUOTED HAN AS TELLING REPORTERS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THAT HE HAD HANDED HIS RESIGNATION TO PRESIDENT ROH MOO-HYUN SEVERAL DAYS AGO. SONG SAID HAN TOLD REPORTERS THAT HE OFFERED TO STEP DOWN TO GIVE ROH MORE FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS. ROH'S OFFICE HAD NO IMMEDIATE COMMENT. A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SAID ROH IS LIKELY TO SHUFFLE HIS CABINET NEXT WEEK.