Secretary-1 inspects factories in Kyaukse

YANGON, 25 March - Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Soe Win, accompanied by Member of the State Pece and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint, ministers, deputy ministers, the mayor of Mandalay, and officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, inspected the factories under the Ministry of Industry-1 in Kyaukse Township, Mandalay Division, on 22 March morning.

At the briefing hall of the Cement Plant (Kyaukse), Deputy Minister for Industry-1 Brig-Gen Kyaw Win reported on the factories established in Kyaukse Township; Managers of respective factories, on progress in building factories, installation of machines to the factories, work capacity, production and distribution of the products; and the manager of the asbestos factory, on factory construction tasks and conditions on manufacturing products. The Secretary-1 gave instructions. The Secretary-1 and party looked into the production process at the bicycle factory, sewing machine factory, vest factory and shoe factory. Afterwards, they headed for the farm machinery factory of the Agricultural Mechanization Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation at Ingon in Insein Township. Director-General U Win Maw reported on production work of the smelting work. The Secretary-1 looked into the production process at the factory. Officials reported on salient points of the factory, products and staff affairs.

The director-general gave a supplementary report. The Secretary-1 left necessary instructions. The factory has a capacity to produce 10,000 power-tillers and 5,000 combined harvesters.