All the successes made by the Korean people in the general advance for the building of a thriving nation are entirely ascribable to the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il, the article said, and went on:

While providing field guidance to the work in various fields of the national economy, he saw to it that the drive for a great revolutionary surge raged there.

During his visit to the Songjin Steel Complex in 1998 he earnestly called upon the workers there to take the lead in the drive for a great surge by racing against time at the speed of Chollima once again.

The workers encouraged by his trust effected a great surge in production, the paper said, adding that the torchlight of Songgang brought about an admirable reality.