Seen before the bust was a wreath sent by the dear respected Kim Jong Un.

Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Choe Ryong Hae, Ri Yong Ho, Kim Yong Chun, Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop and O Kuk Ryol, officials of the party and armed forces bodies, ministries and national institutions, and media persons, servicepersons, bereaved families and other people in the city.

Laid before the bust were wreaths in the name of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, the DPRK Cabinet, the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, the Ministry of People's Security, ministries, national institutions, media organs, units of the Korean People's Army, the Pyongyang City Committee of the WPK, etc. Bouquets were also placed before the bust.

The participants observed a moment's silence in memory of the martyr.