In a pit of the coal mine, he gave a pep talk to coal miners doing the first-day work of the new year and underscored the need for officials to pay primary attention to the supply service for coal miners, and for relevant units to supply in time coal-mining equipment and accessories including compressors.

At the Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex, he called on officials and workers to raise the efficiency of generating equipment to the maximum and observe technical rules and standard regulations to operate all equipment at full capacity, being conscious of standing in the leading sector of the national economy.

Field consultative meetings discussed measures arising in waging a dynamic struggle for increased production to make a breakthrough in the revitalization of national economy.

Earlier, he inspected the Pyongyang Children's Foodstuff Factory, the Pyongyang Building Materials Factory, etc.