Any Slightest Defect Should Not Be Allowed

In August last year, the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at regional-industry factories under construction in Hamju County and clarified the main problems arising in the construction.

That day, going round the construction sites, he expressed his pleasure at the fact that the quality of construction was being ensured on a high level.

And he said that the industrial facilities to be built in 20 cities and counties across the country in the first year of the regional-industry revolution were entities directly showing the Korean-style civilization and development and the epitome of our conscience and ideal, redoubled efforts and fighting spirit, stressing that any slightest defect should not be allowed in such edifices which would remain forever as the wealth of the people.

Listening to him, the accompanying officials were so moved.

He continued that as he has always emphasized, what is basic in construction is to ensure quality and any practice of neglecting quality, inclined to speed, is a harmful act that hinders the Party’s policy on regional construction, even if it is slight, he said, adding that such a firm understanding should prevail in the whole of construction.

His precious teachings are still implanting in mind of our officials the idea that each edifice should be built at the highest level, to remain flawless even 50 or 100 years later, bearing in their minds that construction is a yardstick and visual evidence for the strength of a country and the quality of its civilization; it constitutes a worthwhile, important undertaking for embodying our Party’s people-oriented policies.

By Our Own Efforts Relying on Our Materials

The following happened when the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un inspected a stone dressing plant in Sept. 2013.

Seeing a heap of granite-made handrails with satisfaction, the respected General Secretary stroked a handrail and praised for the high precision of handrails.

But the accompanying officials felt embarrassed by seeing his hand stained with stone dust.

An official of the factory informed that those handrails had been just dressed, so they were covered with stone dust.

Then, the respected General Secretary said that it was fine if there was dust on the handrails, and stroked again adding as follows: How can we merely see such excellent products?

The officials were impressed by the General Secretary who repeatedly stroked the handrails valuing our products which our working people made.

That day, he expressed his determination to bring about the golden age of construction, saying that he was encouraged by the factory which produced a mountain of dressed stone products.

Looking up to him, the officials made up their minds to uphold the Party’s gigantic construction plan in practice by producing the wealth of people successively.

Rodong Sinmun