The first leg of his guidance was the Tanchon Magnesia Factory.

He went round different production processes including the Combined Production Control Room, the Anthracite Briquette Shop, the Roofing Tile Shop and the Packing Container Shop to learn in detail about the construction, technical equipment and production there.

Recalling that President Kim Il Sung in his lifetime was always thoughtful of putting the magnesia clinker industry on a Juche basis, he was very pleased that the factory built a modern process for producing clinker by use of anthracite abundant in the country, thereby laying solid foundation for successfully carrying out the behests of the President and making a great contribution to the nation's development of industry.

It is possible to build a socialist thriving nation when the country builds the economy operating with locally available resources and by its own efforts and regards it as a springboard, he said, stressing that the Juche orientation is an invariable true path to be followed by the economy of the DPRK.

Looking at the roofing tiles made with light burned magnesia produced by the factory, he said that its quality is very high. He highly praised the factory for making a great contribution to solving the problems of materials for the last stages of projects and roofing tiles.

He also praised the factory for increasing the production of packing containers after newly building a modern process for the production of them, adding that it is important to produce lots of quality packing containers for diverse uses.

He set forth the tasks to be implemented by the factory.

The next leg of his guidance was the Tanchon Mining Machine Plant.

Going round different places of the plant including the large processing workshop, he acquainted himself in detail with the work for putting large machines on a CNC basis.

He gave a high appreciation of the achievements made by the workers and technicians of the plant, noting that it has put such large machines as 4-m and 10-m turning lathes on a CNC basis, thus making it possible to produce in time and quality more various kinds of mining equipment including large-size crusher urgently needed to keep production going at mines in the area of Tanchon.

It is a miracle that the workers of the plant in close cooperation with researchers of Kim Chaek University of Technology have put huge equipment on a CNC basis in a short span of time, boosting the precision rate of products ten times as compared with that in the past, he noted, adding that this is a striking demonstration of the validity and vitality of the WPK's policy of waging a dynamic drive to push back the frontiers of the latest science and technology.

Pleased to see products including welding rods made by the plant by its own efforts, he highly appreciated the work style of the officials and employees of the plant conducting business activities on the principle of profitability by actively tapping inner reserves.

If the mines are to thoroughly carry out the WPK's policy of massively mining and dressing, it is necessary for the plant to keep production going at a high rate to supply in time equipment needed by them, he stressed.

He expressed expectation and belief that the officials and other working people of the plant would as ever achieve bigger successes in production and technological updating.

The third leg of his guidance was the construction site of Tanchon Port.

After being briefed on it before a large map showing its panoramic view, he went round different places of the construction site to learn in detail about the construction.

Feasting his eyes on the breakwaters stretching far, wharf dredging sites and varieties of prefab parts for breakwaters, he expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the port construction is making very rapid progress.

It is an astonishing miracle, indeed, for party members and other working people of the Ministry of Land and Marine Transport to successfully carry on the huge construction of Tanchon Port by the efforts of the ministry after building the Ryongnam Ship Repair Factory a few years ago, startling the world, he said, extending high appreciation and thanks to them who are successfully constructing another structure to shine long along with the era of Songun by displaying popular heroism and matchless devotion despite difficulties and ordeals.

Noting that this significant year the builders engaged in the reclamation of the tideland on Taegye Island turned a Western coastal area into a vast fertile land to be visited by a bumper harvest, braving rough waves, and the brave sea conquerors of the above-said ministry are now bringing about the greatest change in a Eastern coastal area, he said with pride that this signal success once again eloquently proves before the whole world that Korea can do anything when it is determined.

It is the party's decision to make Tanchon Port resound with ships' whistle in 2012, the centenary of birth of the President, he said, setting forth the important tasks to be carried out to wind up the construction of the port earlier than scheduled.

He was accompanied by Kwak Pom Gi, chief secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK, Kim Ki Nam and Hong Sok Hyong, members of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the C.C., the WPK, Kim Kyong Hui, member of the Political Bureau and department director of the C.C., the WPK, Jang Song Thaek, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., the WPK and vice-chairman of the NDC, Pak To Chun and Thae Jong Su, alternate members of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the C.C., the WPK, and Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su, department directors of the NDC.