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Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Ryongji Duck Farm

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, October 10 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave field guidance to the new Ryongji Duck Farm built by servicemen of the KPA. The farm has a total floor space of more than 55, 000 square meters.
    It is one more edifice of the country built thanks to the popular policy of the WPK which regards it as the supreme principle of its activities to promote the wellbeing of the people.
    After being briefed on the construction of the farm before its panoramic map, he looked round the exterior and interior of the farm for a long while to learn in detail about its construction and management and operation. He was greatly satisfied to learn that servicepersons have successfully built the modern duck farm in a matter of a little over one year.
    He extended a high appreciation and thanks to the servicemen for their feat, noting that one more edifice to be handed down to posterity along with the era of Songun has appeared on this land where astonishing miracles and exploits are always reported thanks to the heroic drive of the KPA servicemen.
    The Ryongji Duck Farm standing in a good place has been built so qualitatively in terms of its designing and construction that it can win the admiration of posterity, he noted, adding that this is the fruition of the noble patriotism of the KPA which has made devoted efforts and sweated much with loyalty for the prosperity of the country and a demonstration of its inexhaustible strength.
    He specified tasks to be fulfilled by the farm in its management and operation including the work to spruce up the farm and bring the production there to a high level as early as possible.
    After going round the farm he set forth important tasks which would serve as guidelines in increasing the production of meat and eggs.
    Underscoring the need to bring about a signal turn in the stock breeding including poultry industry in order to improve the diet of the people, he called for putting the production processes on all farms on a scientific and modern basis, making an active research into a breeds that grow fast and are heavy in weight and raising them.
    He gave an earnest instruction to all fields and units to develop the stock breeding in a big way through a vigorous mass movement so as to enable the people to lead an affluent and highly civilized life.
    He was accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, premier of the Cabinet, KPA Vice Marshal Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, KPA Vice Marshal Kim Il Chol, member of the NDC of the DPRK and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Pak Nam Gi, Ri Yong Chol, member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK and first vice department director of its Central Committee, and KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.