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National Oratorical Contest Held
Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) -- A national oratorical contest took place at the People's Palace of Culture Friday to commemorate the 70th birth anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

In an oratory titled "The great motto" Choe Myong Ju, department director of the Ministry of Food Procurement and Administration, impressively told the story that Kim Jong Il autographed a paper on supplying the people with fish on December 16 last year.

Pak Yong Sun, section chief of the Hoeyang County Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Kangwon Province, said in an excited tone that Kim Jong Il glorified his great life as a life that braved snowstorm.

In an oratory titled "Sun" Han Chong Su, vice-minister of Light Industry, praised Kim Jong Il as the great sun of mankind who recorded legends about loving care for the people with rare leadership ability and noble virtue.

Speakers included Jong Myong Ok, manageress of Pyongyang Department Store No. 1, Kim Ju Song, department director of Railways, and Choe Myong Ok, deputy secretary of the Primary Committee of the WPK of Changwang Health Complex. In their oratories made under the respective titled "Promise", "The General and his journeys to mix with people," "Road to the front and Changgwang Health Complex" they impressively said there were too many stories to tell about Kim Jong Il's total dedication to the people.

Present there were Kim Ki Nam and Choe Thae Bok, officials concerned, officials of ministries and national institutions and officials in Pyongyang.

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