Pyongyang, December 29 (KCNA) -- Koreans organizations and compatriots in China sent messages of condolences on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il.

They came from the General Association of Koreans in China and its affiliated regional associations in Zhongnan, Yanbian, Jilin, Harbin, Mudanjiang and Jiamusi, city branches in Beijing, Jixi, Ningan, Hailin, Jiamusi, Panjin, Hegang, Qitaihe, Tieli, Harbin and Dandong, the Youth Federation of Koreans in China, the Federation of Korean Businessmen in China and the Yanbian Regional Youth Committee.