JoongAng reports of another possible indication of the hereditary succession of Kim Jong-un [Chong-un/Jong-eun]. In remarks at a commemorative ceremony for the centenary birth of the late DPRK Vice President and Politburo Member Kim Il, SPA Vice President Yang Hyong-sop quoted Kim Il (who passed away in 1984) on rule by the Kims:
North Korea has once again stressed the importance of and justification for a direct-lineage family succession, government sources said here.
North Korean last Friday held a ceremony to commemorate the centennial of the birth of Kim Il, former No. 2 man in the North Korean hierarchy and independence fighter against Japan, according to a source.
The source said Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency broadcast the event. In a speech, Yang Hyong-sop, vice president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly, relayed Kim Il’s words that, “We are all so lucky to have Kim Jong-il as the leader and our future lies in our loyalty to future generations of the Kims.”