Present there were Thae Jong Su, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Pyon Yong Rip, president of the State Academy of Sciences, officials concerned, scientists and technicians and teachers of universities.

Relevant certificates and medals were awarded to Pak Min Yol, room chief of the State Bacilli-Culture Institute of the State Academy of Sciences, and Chon Sok Gwan, researcher at the Central Measuring Science Institute of the National Quality Supervision Bureau, who made distinguished contributions to placing the nation's science and technology on a high level, stepping up the economic construction and improving the standard of people's living and to scientists, technicians and officials of various scientific research units and industrial establishments who set examples in carrying out their projects and officials who rendered an effective help in scientific researches.