Visiting the Wonsan Rolling-Stock Factory, the Munchon Steel Works and the Chonnaeri Cement Factory, he stressed the need to concentrate efforts on the implementation of the readjustment and reinforcement strategy set forth at the Party congress, consolidate the material and technical foundation including the modernization and capacity expansion of production processes and thoroughly carry out monthly and quarterly national economic plans.

At farms in Munchon City of Kangwon Province, Kowon, Jongphyong and Hamju counties of South Hamgyong Province and other areas, he learned in detail about such immediate farming as harvest of early crops and manuring and cultivation of paddy rice and maize and called on the agricultural guidance officials to give agricultural guidance in a sci-tech and responsible way, mindful of importance of their duty in attaining this year's grain production goal.

At the Ryongsong Machine Complex, the Songchongang Electric Appliances Factory and the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex seething with the struggle for implementing the resolutions of the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK, he underscored the need to produce and supply custom-built equipment needed for various economic sectors in a qualitative way and positively tap internal reserves to increase the fertilizer production.

Going round major construction sites including the housing construction site in the Komdok area and the construction site of the Tanchon Power Station, he called for meticulously organizing the operation and command of the construction projects by mobilizing forces and means in a reasonable way and carrying out the daily plan without fail by steadily raising the enthusiasm for struggle of the working masses.

The field consultative meetings discussed the issue for officials and economic guidance organs to fulfill their responsibility and role in the struggle for attaining the 12 major goals for national economic development in the spirit of absolutely and unconditionally implementing the Party's resolutions, the issue for relevant sectors and units to timely supply necessary materials and equipment to the major construction sites and other issues.