Shaking hands with the familiar officials of the factory, he appreciated much efforts made by its workers to attain the goal of the 200-day campaign by the end of August last in the vim and vigor with which they greeted the Seventh Congress of the Party after overfulfilling their yearly national economy plan during the 70-day campaign of loyalty. He highly praised them for putting into practice the Party's intention of having turned the factory into a model and icon of the shoes factories of the nation.

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

Satisfied to learn that the factory is effectively conducting the education of its employees in various forms and by diverse methods after successfully arranging the room dedicated to its history so that they may keenly feel leader Kim Jong Il's love for the people, he called on them to bring their products to the world level with the pride and honor of working at the glorious factory and thus implement the instructions given by the leader to it to the letter.

Going round the injection molding workteam, shoe-making shop, instep strap shop, designing room and other places of the factory, he learnt in detail about the production and quality of products.

Looking with a broad smile at varieties of shoes for men, women and children manufactured by the factory, he said that he could notice the increase in varieties of shoes and improved style of shoes. "They look very nice and it is gratifying," he said, adding with pleasure that the factory has greeted a heyday for shoes.

He set forth the tasks facing the Wonsan Shoes Factory.

He expressed expectation and conviction that the factory would make uninterrupted innovations and advance in the spirit of Mallima as befitting the factory to which the Party pays deep attention.

He was accompanied by Jo Yong Won, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.