Pyongyang, February 19 (KCNA) -- A congratulatory group of the General Association of Koreans in China visiting the homeland on the occasion of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea paid tribute to the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on Wednesday.

Members of the congratulatory group laid bouquets at the statues of the great leaders who led the Juche-oriented overseas compatriots movement to victory and glory with their outstanding ideas and energetic leadership. -0-