On December 21, 1996 Chairman Kim Jong Il was on his way back to Pyongyang after his field guidance to a unit of the Korean People’s Army. Kim Jong Il’s face darkened when he saw a traffic woman controlling vehicles and passengers at a crossroads.
Keeping his eyes on the traffic woman who became distant from his running car, Kim Jong Il told an accompanied official that he was pity to see traffic women work in skirts in such cold weather and it would be better to prepare cotton-padded trousers for them. He told the official to prepare not only cotton-padded trousers but overcoats with quality cloth also for traffic controllers who were on duty with motorbikes so that they could not feel cold in their knees.
On the late night on January 3, 1997, a senior official of the Ministry of Public Security brought Kim Jong Il designs and photos of traffic women in new uniforms made as required by the designs. Kim Jong Il had a look at them for a long time.
Saying that a design of uniform in boots is better than others, Kim Jong Il taught the official in detail that it was necessary to narrow trousers to be in harmony with boots, sew peaks on caps so as to prevent their eyes from snow and rain, put metal buttons on fur coats and fix s
A few days later, Kim Jong Il received a letter sent by the traffic women who were grateful for new uniforms. He told officials wit
