Pyongyang, November 3 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il provided field guidance to the Thaesong Machine Plant.

He went round the room devoted to the education in the revolutionary history, conducted by leading officials of the plant.

Stopping before the board bearing the proposition of President Kim Il Sung that the name of the DPRK should be engraved on the machines manufactured by the plant, he recollected with deep emotion the devoted efforts made by the President for the development of the plant.

After seeing data on labor innovators including winners of Order of Kim Il Sung and Kim Il Sung Youth Honor Prize and labor heroes, and February 16 Science and Technology Prize the plant received, he appreciated the plant's great contribution to the development of the nation's machine-building industry and scientific and technological development.

Dropping in at the Machine Assembling Shop, he acquainted himself in detail with the production and scientific and technological researches there.

Watching new machines produced by the plant, he was greatly satisfied with the fact that the workers, scientists and technicians of the plant have successfully manufactured machines based on the latest science and technology capable of representing the Songun era by giving full play to the extraordinary creative spirit.

Examining the newly researched and developed machine parts one by one, he praised the plant for successfully producing machine parts requiring high precision difficult to process.

Informed that the plant is successfully manufacturing machines of which it could hardly think in the past by putting all production processes on a CNC basis, he said that a high-pitched drive for putting production processes on a CNC basis is now under way in various parts of the country, bringing about world-startling achievements.

Learning about cultured practices in production and hygiene and supply service at the plant, he praised the plant for successfully managing and operating itself and providing good supply service for its workers in line with behests of the President.

The plant is an important machine producer as it is taking the lead in the drive to make the country richer and more prosperous, he said, setting forth important tasks facing the plant.

He was accompanied by Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, KPA Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., the WPK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, Jang Song Thaek, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the C.C., the WPK and vice-chairman of the NDC, Pak To Chun, alternate member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., the WPK, Kim Kyong Ok, first vice department director of the C.C., the WPK, and KPA Generals Kim Myong Guk, Kim Won Hong, Pak Jae Gyong and Hyon Chol Hae.