DPRK Premier Inspects Various Sectors

Pyongyang, November 11 (KCNA) -- Pak Thae Song, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., Workers' Party of Korea and premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected various sectors of the national economy.

Learning about the technical specification and economic effectiveness of products at the exhibition of mining equipment and small tools held at the Inpho Youth Coal Mine under the Pukchang Area Youth Coal-Mining Complex, the premier called for continuing to strengthen the material and technical foundation of coal mines by briskly conducting the work to invent and manufacture rational equipment and small tools.

At the Sochang Youth Coal Mine under the Tokchon Area Coal-Mining Complex, he stressed the need to build up its technical force and repair bases and conduct the technical upgrading and inspection and repair of mining equipment in a planned way so as to steadily raise the efficiency of coal production.

During his inspection of the Pukchang Thermal Power Complex, he emphasized the importance of the complex in meeting the growing demand for electricity and called for extending the operating days of boilers, raising the output per generator and exploring and applying ways for reducing the consumption of coal to the maximum to boost the production of electricity in a stable way.

Going round the Sunchon Limestone Mine in charge of the preceding process of cement production at the Sunchon Cement Complex, the premier called for pushing ahead with the work to reinforce the machinery and equipment in a qualitative way for not only the present production but also the long-term production and stepping up the project to expand the cement production capacity through introduction of advanced sci-tech achievements.

At the Pyongyang General Hospital, he said that the hospital should steadily improve the professionalism of medical workers and continue to upgrade the IT system in conformity with its mission and duty to play a pivotal role in implementing the Party's plan for modernizing public health.

The field consultative meetings discussed the tasks for fully meeting the growing demand for coal through a dynamic increased production drive in the coal industry, supplying in time the materials and products under contract needed for normal operation and maintenance and repair of generating equipment, taking thorough measures to supply the raw materials for cement production and carrying out the plan for additionally installing equipment without fail, and ensuring that the Pyongyang General Hospital substantially help the city and county hospitals, to be newly inaugurated, make preparations for their operation. -0-