Seen before the statue and the grave were wreaths from Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.

Present at the wreath-laying ceremonies were Kim Il Chol, Yang Hyong Sop, Choe Yong Rim and officials of party and power organs, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons and working people and school youth and children in the city.

Laid before the statue and the grave were wreaths in the name of the WPK Central Committee and the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and the Cabinet of the DPRK.

Then placed were wreaths in the name of ministries, national institutions, revolutionary schools, educational institutions and party and power bodies, enterprises, farms and schools in the city and bouquets.

The participants paid silent tribute to Kim Hyong Jik who performed undying feats for the Korean people's cause of national liberation and independence against imperialism.

Wreaths and bouquets were also laid before his statues at Kim Hyong Jik Military Medical University and in Sakju County, North Phyongan Province, and Junggang County, Jagang Province.