N. Korean leader visits hydropower station

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited a hydropower
station in the western area of the country, along with Workers' Party officials,
the state's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Friday.

During the visit, Kim urged the early completion of the installation of
generators being constructed at the power plant in North Pyongan Province,
bordering China, the KCNA said.
Kim was accompanied by Workers' Party officials, including his only
brother-in-law Jang Song-thaek, who is a department director of the party, and
Kim Ki-nam, a secretary of the party.
The exact date of the visit was not disclosed, but the KCNA report came three
days after another one saying Kim had watched a soldiers' performance at a Korean
People's Army (KPA) art festival.
ksnam@yna.co.kr
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