He went round the newly built room dedicated to the history of the factory.

He said that the room was arranged well, adding the factory has a long history.

Going round the zeppole, bread and confectionery workshops and other places of the factory, he learned in detail about the technical updating of production processes and production there.

He expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the officials and employees of the factory put all production processes on an automatic and unmanned basis ranging from preparation of foodstuff to production and packing of products to carry out the tasks assigned by the party.

The greatest achievement made by the factory is that it completed by its own efforts and with indigenous technology the updating of technical processes even those countries which claim developed in food industry dare not to do.

He highly appreciated the feats the technicians of the factory and teachers and researchers of Pyongyang University of Mechanical Engineering have performed by most accurately implementing the line of the party on updating the production processes in such a manner as to fully ensure the hygienic safety of foodstuff, cut down manpower and drastically reduce production cost.

"The scientific and technological achievements made by the factory prove that it is possible to bring about world-startling miracle and innovations when high technical goals are set as required by the era of the knowledge-based economy and its employees are powerfully encouraged to hit them", he said, instructing other foodstuff factories to earnestly learn from the experience gained by it.

He emphasized the need for the factory to work hard to attain a higher goal of putting the production environment on a sterilized and dust-free basis, not resting content with the successes already achieved.

He repeatedly expressed his satisfaction, saying that he was pleased to look round the factory and that it was the one to be proud of, it was impeccable in all aspects, and it was the factory he liked to visit.

He earnestly instructed the officials of the factory to increase the production of varieties of tasty and nutritious foodstuff for soldiers in the future too.

He was accompanied by KPA Vice Marshal Hwang Pyong So, director of the KPA General Political Bureau, KPA Col. General So Hong Chan, first vice-minister of the People's Armed Forces, and Han Kwang Sang, department director of the C.C., the WPK.