The houses now under construction in the suburbs of Pyongyang City in a peculiar style are the gifts to be presented by him to scientists.

Modern multi-storied houses for 1 000 families, public buildings and various welfare and service facilities are now under construction in this area.

Going round the construction site, he acquainted himself in detail with the progress made in the construction.

Feasting his eyes with satisfaction on the houses that have sprung up in the field like mushrooms, he said that the houses look very nice, adding that their splendid appearances prompt one to go inside them. He praised the soldier-builders for successfully constructing them as required by their designs.

To keep pace with the arrangement of environment is important in construction, he noted, underscoring the need to pay attention to land leveling and plant trees and create greenbelt, at the same time, in a planned manner so as to wind up the project, leaving no traces of construction.

After learning about the progress made in the construction of school, kindergarten, hospital and other public buildings and welfare and service facilities, he called for focusing efforts on the structures nearing completion and pushing ahead with the project as scheduled.

Watching the park under construction in the area, he said that people and school youth and children like to visit the rebuilt parks in Pyongyang. He called on the builders to build the park into a fashionable one so that the residential district for scientists may become a model in housing construction.

He went round the houses where there are flats for two families on one floor.

He once again highly appreciated the feats performed by the soldier-builders, saying that the houses were well designed and built at a high level.

It is a great success that such modern houses have been built in such a brief span of time, he noted, adding that it is necessary to surpass the speed of construction in the 1970s and that is the "Masikryong Speed" called for by the WPK.

After being told that the soldier-builders are pushing forward the project as scheduled, though they take charge of the most difficult area, he said he is pleased to assign a task to the KPA. Whenever there arises a difficult task, he is used to visit the army and assign it to it, he added.

Primary attention should be paid to ensuring quality in the construction, he said, calling for completing the houses in a perfect manner and providing them to scientists so that they may be fully satisfied with them, leaving nothing inconvenient.

This year is a year of scientists who demonstrated before the whole world the dignity and national power of the country with signal scientific and technological achievements, he said, stressing that there is nothing to spare for them who proved in practice the justice of the WPK's policy of attaching importance to science and technology.

He instructed the WPK Central Committee and the Cabinet to dispatch responsible officials to the spot to learn about the progress made in the construction and review daily, weekly and monthly fulfillment of quotas and take measures to ensure that no job is delayed.

Saying he would frequently visit the construction site to learn about the progress made in the construction, he noted the houses can be provided to the scientists only when their construction meets the requirements of the standard set by him.

He gave an instruction to successfully complete the houses to be proud of before the world by the Day of Songun when leader Kim Jong Il started his Songun revolutionary leadership.

He was accompanied by Choe Hwi, Pak Thae Song, Hwang Pyong So, Hong Yong Chil, Ma Won Chun, Yun Tong Hyon, Pak Jong Chon and Ju To Hyon.