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Kim Jong Il Gives On-Site Guidance to Songjin Steel Complex

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, August 7 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave on-site guidance to the Songjin Steel Complex.
    He looked round Crude Steel Shop No. 1, the High Pressure Tube Shop, Steel Shop No. 3 and other production processes to learn in detail about the technological updating and production there.
    He highly appreciated the successes made by the workers of the complex, greatly pleased with the fact that they have done a lot of work including huge construction projects and technological updating and the establishment of a scientific production guiding system by their own efforts and with their own technology in recent years.
    He said that the complex has successfully solved many scientific and technological problems and dynamically pushed ahead with the work to place the production processes on a scientific and modern basis by paying primary attention to the technical revolution, and thus brought about a fresh innovation in the production of iron and steel, adding that the experience gained by the complex proved that the master key to boosting production lies in making technological progress.
    The officials, workers and technicians of the complex have waged a high-pitched drive to put production on a normal footing and attain a higher goal by displaying revolutionary enthusiasm and creative ingenuity even under the difficult situation where they were hard pressed for everything, he said, stressing that this opened a bright prospect of turning the complex into one that meets the need of the new century in a brief span of time.
    He went on to say that if all the factories and enterprises make tenacious efforts to implement the WPK's economic policy the same way they did, they can remarkably increase the production and thus give full play to the potential of the independent national economy.
    He highly appreciated the patriotic fever of the officials, workers and technicians of the complex making a steady advance to create the new, noting that they are devoting all their wisdom and energies to the building of a rich and powerful country with the high awareness of being citizens as they have become creative both in thinking and practice in the course of carrying out the WPK's policies.
    He set forth tasks to be carried out by the complex, noting that what is most important for boosting steel production is to take thorough measures for the supply of raw materials and continue energetically pushing forward the technological updating.
    Then he went round the duck farm which has been built as well as a farm specializing in raising ducks.
    He praised the farm for having put the production on a normal footing by establishing a solid system for the supply of feed and regularly provided the workers with duck.
    He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the complex has provided its workers with good living conditions, saying that an abundant life is noticeable not only at their dormitory but at all other places one goes.
    Pointing out that the complex has brought about a signal turn in a few years by meticulously providing supply service for the workers responsible for production and making tenacious efforts to improve it, he called on all units to earnestly learn from this good example.
    The production and all other work are going on well at the complex because the supply service is successfully provided, he said, adding that the slogan "Supply service precisely means a political work" suggestive of the idea "Believing in people as in Heaven" clearly proves the truth of this profound philosophical aphorism of President Kim Il Sung.
    He highly appreciated what the party and administrative officials of the complex have done, noting that such shining result today has been possible because they have held a tight grip on the supply service and focused their efforts on it.
    He expressed expectation and belief that the workers of the complex would creditably perform their role as vanguard and a shock force in implementing the WPK's economic policy in the future, too.
    He was accompanied by Hong Sok Hyong, chief secretary of the North Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK.