He visited the Phyongsong Artificial Leather Factory, where he called on the officials and employees to fulfill their responsibility and duty in implementing the decisions made at the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK, well aware of the importance of the factory's mission in the development of the light industry of the country.

Priority should be given to solving the scientific and technological problems for improving the quality of products and the management and operation of the overall production process be put on a higher scientific level to produce more quality synthetic leather, he said.

At the Central Industrial Art Bureau, the premier called for creating exquisite designs of practical value needed by various sectors of the national economy, true to the Party's intention for the industrial art to perform the scouting party mission in accelerating the economic development and improving the standard of people's living.

He also visited the Central Light Industrial Sample Exhibition. There he stressed the need for the officials to work under a well thought-out plan with an innovative goal to produce famous goods truly contributing to the betterment of people's living.

Consultative meetings held in fields pressed for measures after discussing the issue of consolidating the material and technological foundation for synthetic leather production and steadily increasing its production, the issue of constantly improving industrial art works to meet the developing trend and people's favor and the issue for consumer goods production units to conduct the competitive development of new products and further raise their quality.

Earlier, the premier learned about greening in Pothong riverside area and Pipha Street.