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Kim Jong Un Visits Construction Site of Ski Resort on Masik Pass
Pyongyang, December 15 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, visited the Ski Resort on Masik Pass near completion.

He went round Masik Pass Hotel, ski service and lodging buildings and resting places in the skiing courses for beginners and amateurs.

After going round bed rooms, lounges, dining rooms and swimming pool of the hotel etc., one by one, he said that everything inside it looks nice and every aspect and corner are friendly to environment and match the scenery of the mountain.

He noted that the hotel is a model structure as it has been built as required by the party's policy calling for designing and building anything according to its use and peculiarity, and the best one in the country.

He said that ski service and lodging buildings and resting places in skiing courses for beginners and amateurs have also been built in such a way as to meet the desire and requirements of the people, afford best convenience to them and suit their emotion and sense of beauty.

Noting that all the buildings and service facilities have been designed and constructed well, building materials have been properly chosen and facilities have been successfully distributed as intended by the party, he expressed the greatest satisfaction that all of them have been built by the efforts of Koreans and with indigenous technology and the facilities can be operated as they please.

He learnt in detail about the conditions of skiing courses.

He said the skiing courses on the Masik Pass Ski Resort are world-class ones in terms of their number and total length.

Noting the resort is a winter sports complex where visitors can enjoy skiing, skating and sledging, he said they can do so even at night if the facilities are illuminated.

He called for building more lodging quarters and service facilities that can house hundreds of school youth and children at a time so that those from across the country can enjoy their winter camping by skiing, skating and sledging at the resort.

Then, he chose sites for new buildings and specified one by one the matters which should not be missed when undertaking the second phase of construction.

Noting he is deeply touched when thinking of the soldier-builders devotedly carrying out the order issued by the party despite biting cold in December, he extended high appreciation to them, saying the party would never forget the feats they have performed for the country and its people.

He was accompanied by Hwang Pyong So and Ma Won Chun, vice department directors of the Central Committee of the WPK.

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