Seen before the statue and grave were wreaths sent by supreme leader Kim Jong Un.

Present at the wreath-laying ceremonies were Ri Su Yong, Kwak Pom Gi, Ro Tu Chol and No Kwang Chol and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Social Democratic Party, officials of the party and armed forces bodies, working people's organizations, ministries and national institutions, working people and schoolchildren.

Laid before the statue and grave were a wreath in the name of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Also laid there were wreaths in the name of the working people's organizations, ministries, national institutions, revolutionary schools and educational institutions, and party and power organs, enterprises and farms in Pyongyang.

The participants observed a moment's silence in memory of the revolutionary career and feats of Kim Hyong Jik.

Wreaths and bouquets were also placed before his statues in Sakju and Junggang counties on the same day.