Premier Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea and vice-president of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, made a field survey of different sectors waging a vigorous campaign to thoroughly implement the decisions of the Fourth and Fifth Plenary Meetings of the Eighth Party Central Committee.

Learning about the performance of tractors made at the Kumsong Tractor Factory at the Chongsan Farm in Kangso District, Nampho, he stressed the need for officials and workers of the machine-building industry sector to set higher goals and steadily improve the quality of products to positively contribute to accelerating the general mechanization of the rural economy.

After acquainting himself with the operation of various kinds of dry field irrigation equipment at the Muhak Farm in Sinwon County, South Hwanghae Province, he said that equipment, materials and water sources should be secured according to a well thought-out plan to cope with unfavourable natural and climatic conditions and irrigation systems reinforced and completed to suit the specific conditions of each region in order to enhance the stability of agricultural production.

He learned in detail about the research projects at the hydraulic engineering institute of the State Academy of Sciences and the production of custom-built equipment at the Taean Heavy Machine Complex, saying that officials, scientists, technicians and workers should be fully aware of the importance of the duty they assume in the development of the country’s economy and redouble efforts to research and manufacture high-performance power generating equipment.

Field consultative meetings discussed the issues of encouraging officials to organize and command economic work more elaborately on the basis of scientific calculation and show resolute executive ability to successfully conclude this year, a year of key importance in the implementation of the five-year plan, conducting the vigorous technical innovation drive by holding fast to quality improvement as the lifeline, positively assisting scientists and technicians in their work and strengthening close ties and cooperation between relevant units, and took appropriate steps.

The Premier also familiarized himself with the farming preparations for the new year and winter wheat and barley farming and took relevant measures at the Ryongjin Farm in Kaechon City of South Phyongan Province and learned about the sale and securing of goods and the quality of consumer goods at the Kaechon City Department Store.