He looked round the room dedicated to the history of the theatre.

He recalled the words of leader Kim Jong Il that he would watch a performance of the State Merited Chorus with citizens of Wonsan City there if the seating capacity of the theatre would be increased to 5 000, adding that he could not keep the promise.

Noting that the theatre is closely associated with the profound loving care of the great Generalissimos Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il for the people, he underscored the need to manage the theatre better and put its operation on a regular basis so as to eternally glorify their exploits.

As the room dedicated to the history of the theatre is the place for educating visitors, it should be arranged and furnished well so that many working people, youth and students may visit it, he said.

He went round various places of the theatre.

Being seated without reserve on the chair used by audience, he examined its height and told officials to readjust the chairs in such a way as to make them convenient to the audience.

Watching the stage roof of ball truss style, he said that the stage was roofless in the past but it was newly built well as instructed by Kim Jong Il. The stage looks nice after its remodeling, he added.

After learning about how the open-air theatre is used, he underlined the need to ensure that songs and dances and exciting agitation are always presented there. He said he would spare time to watch an art performance at the theatre together with Wonsan citizens.

He instructed the Kangwon Provincial Committee of the WPK and working people's organizations in the province including the provincial committee of the youth league to pay deep attention to the management and operation of the open-air theatre so that it may creditably discharge its mission.

Calling for successfully remodeling the open-air theatre as a fashionable one which will well match its environment and remain impeccable in the distant future, he indicated the tasks and ways to do so.

He had a photo session with the employees of the open-air theatre.

He was accompanied by Choe Hwi, first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, and Pak Thae Song and Ma Won Chun, vice department directors of the WPK Central Committee.