Kim Jong Un Visits Samchon Catfish Farm

Pyongyang, February 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un, respected Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited the Samchon Catfish Farm. The farm has successfully turned into a world-level large-scale fish farm put on a Juche, scientific, intensive and industrial basis at the highest level. Noting the farm is one of the legacies bequeathed by leader Kim Jong Il for the people and service personnel, Kim Jong Un said that its officials and employees should work hard to keep the fish breeding going at a high rate as it is an important work not only to preserve the high prestige of Kim Jong Il but also to translate his lifetime wish into a reality. Being pleased to see only two employees of the farm manage 16 big ponds housing more than 10 000 catfishes, he praised it as a manpower-saving farm wanted by the Party. He was satisfied to see swarms of big catfishes in each pond and frozen catfishes piled up at the freezing storage. It is a great success that the Samchon Catfish Farm was modernly built in the country's famous hot spring area suitable for breeding warm water catfish to make it possible to annually breed more than 3 000 tons of catfish, he said. He gave important instructions for managing and operating the farm, saying its officials and employees should set a higher goal and work hard to attain it as the farm has been transformed into an icon catfish farm. -0-