The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK decided to set the standard time of the Republic with 127 degrees 30 minutes east longitude as a standard and to apply it from August 15.

The thirty minutes between 24:00, August 14 of the previous time and 00:00, August 15 of Pyongyang time will be taken off to set 00:00 of August 15 of the previous time as 00:30 and all clocks would be set as "00:00, August 15, Pyongyang time" at 00:30, August 15 of previous time.

At 00:00, the Pyongyang Bell tolled deep sound at state standard time 00:00 at the Pyongyang Astronomical Observatory, just as it did to the great excitement of the Koreans greeting the New Year's Day after the liberation of the country.

The moment, the clock tower of the Grand People's Study House and the clock tower of Pyongyang Railway Station all tolled the time of Korea, Pyongyang time.

At the same time, all industrial establishments, trains and ships across the country sounded sirens and whistles.

Service personnel of the Korean People's Army on their duties of defending the country, scientists working on satellites to explore a new area of conquering space and all other people of the country set their clock and watches according to Pyongyang time amid excitement and delight at the national event.