Premier Kim Tok Hun, who is also 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, inspected various sectors of South Hamgyong Province.
At the construction sites for regional-industry factories in Kumya and Hamju counties, he encouraged the soldier-builders in the vigorous struggle to make the first breakthrough in attaining the 10-year objective with the indomitable fighting spirit and the Korean-style creation pattern, keeping in mind the great trust of the Party Central Committee which made them take the lead in the great revolution of wholly updating the country's regional industry.
He stressed the need to ensure the speed and quality of construction by actively introducing efficient construction and working methods while strictly observing the requirements of design in construction and called on officials in the relevant regions to provide a sure guarantee for normal production by pushing ahead with the work to create raw material bases in a planned manner.
Learning in detail about the current production and the fulfilment of readjustment and reinforcement plans at the February 8 Vinalon Complex, the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex and the Ryongsong Machine Complex, he said that it is important to step up the construction of salt production process based on an industrial method as scheduled, produce enough fertilizer needed for this year's farming and accelerate the production of custom-built equipment for various economic sectors.
At the construction site of the Tanchon Power Station, he urged the officials to make it a habit to absolutely and unconditionally carry out the Party's decisions and conduct the operation and command skilfully and decisively and thus complete the project without fail within the time set by the Party.
Going round the Sangnong Mine, the Tanchon Magnesia Factory and the Tanchon Smeltery, the premier stressed the importance of those units' duty in developing the national economy and improving the people's living standards and called for rationally updating the production processes and improving the equipment management and technical control so as to carry out the monthly and quarterly plans of the national economy without delay.
He learned about the immediate farming process at farms in Kumya, Hamju and Hochon counties and emphasized the necessity to widely introduce advanced farming methods whose advantages have been proved in practice, put the cultivation of wheat and barley on a scientific and technological basis and make preparations for coping with the disastrous weather foresightedly in order to reap a good harvest in earlier crop farming.
Meanwhile, he visited the Ministry of Mining Industry and the Ministry of Machine-building Industry to discuss the practical measures for consolidating the current production bases and expanding capacity of major mines and smelteries and for producing equipment needed for readjusting, reinforcing and further perfecting the irrigation system of the country.
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