On display there were stamps showing leader Kim Jong Il standing together with President Kim Il Sung, dealing with the birth of Kim Jong Il, his start of work at the C. C., Workers' Party of Korea, a series of his visits to China, the exploits performed by him for national reunification and others.

The participants observed three minutes' silence in memory of Kim Jong Il.

Zu Zuwei, chairperson of the Beijing Gulou Philatelic Research Society of China who doubles as chairperson of the Sino-DPRK Stamp Research Society, recalled that since the foundation of the Sino-DPRK Stamp Research Society on February 16, 1999 it has contributed to the development of the Sino-DPRK friendly relations through the exchange of stamps thanks to the deep care and great benevolence of Kim Jong Il.

Expressing sorrow over the demise of Kim Jong Il, close friend of the Chinese people, Zu Zuwei said the society would always hold Kim Jong Il in high esteem as its honorary chairman.

Chinese philatelists would hand down forever the immortal exploits Kim Jong Il performed for the Korean revolution and the development of the Sino-DPRK friendship and his great loving care shown for the society, the chairperson stressed.