The message said:

Please accept my warm congratulations to you, working hard with patriotism, on your 80th birthday.

You have made great contributions to developing Chongryon into the Juche-oriented overseas Koreans' organization with strict ideological and leadership system of Juche, true to the idea and leadership of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il for many years.

Our people highly appreciate the precious patriotic activities of you, who have devoted everything to the work for national reunification, prosperity of your homeland and development of the movement of Koreans in Japan with ardent loyalty and patriotism.

I wish good health to you and happiness to your family, hoping that you will further develop Chongryon and the movement of Koreans in Japan, full of energy despite your advanced age, as intended by the Generalissimos.