Ri Jong Suk, born into a fisherman's family, studied to her heart's content and realized her wishes under the socialist education system and grew into an official in the field of preservation of revolutionary relics.

During those days, she had the honor of having President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il at the revolutionary museum several times and received a watch bearing the august name of Kim Jong Il, high state commendations and titles of honor.

Jon Hong Chol has worked sincerely for decades at the Disabled Soldiers' Foodstuff Factory in Paechon County and made a great contribution to putting the production of the factory on a normal track and improving the standard of living of the people in the county.

He was awarded a watch bearing the august name of Kim Il Sung, citation of Kim Jong Il and the title of Labor Hero. He was honored to receive the title of meritorious person of socialist patriotism and the title of Merited Coal Miner and attend the Seventh Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.