TAIPEI BY-ELECTION:
Relocating Songshan airport to Taoyuan would assist revitalize surrounding neighborhoods and enhance transportation within the metropolis, Enoch Wu stated
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By Jason Pan / Employees reporter
Restoring the one-year obligatory army service and the relocation of Taipei Worldwide Airport (Songshan airport) have been subjects of dialogue within the run-up to a legislative by-election in Taipei, as Democratic Progressive Celebration (DPP) candidate Enoch Wu (吳怡農) canvassed together with his spouse and marketing campaign employees.
Getting into the ultimate week earlier than the election on Sunday subsequent week, Wu yesterday went to the Taipei Binjiang Market (濱江市場) in Zhongshan District (中山) to satisfy with individuals, whereas marketing campaign employees accompanying Chinese language Nationalist Celebration (KMT) candidate Wang Hung-wei (王鴻薇) have been additionally canvassing within the space.
Discussing the relocation of Songshan airport, which is close to Binjiang Market, he stated it has impeded financial revitalization within the surrounding areas, as flight paths require top restrictions for buildings, and the realm is a barrier to different transportation routes.
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Relocating the airport to Taiwan Taoyuan Worldwide Airport in an enlargement undertaking would add passenger and flight capability, Wu informed former DPP Taipei metropolis councilor Ruan Jhao-syong (阮昭雄) yesterday.
Wu stated the plan has met obstacles from Songshan airport’s two important authority our bodies, the Ministry of Transportation’s Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Ministry of Nationwide Protection, as they’ve duty over the town’s air transportation.
“We all know the plan could possibly be a number of years away, however it’s time to focus on its associated points, and begin preparation. It could be an vital public coverage, to revitalize native areas and enhance Taipei’s main highway hyperlinks,” he stated.
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Wang opposed Wu’s relocation plan, saying it’s a main authorities undertaking and would require detailed research and cooperation from different authorities sectors, including that the thought was simply “empty speak.”
At election marketing campaign occasions final week, Wu stated individuals ought to help the federal government’s plans to revive obligatory army service to one-year.
“Reform within the conscription program is required, and it’s the expectation of most individuals to shoulder the burden for self-defense of our nation,” he stated.
“If I get elected to serve within the legislature, I’d demand that the Ministry of Nationwide Protection make sure that each solider serving within the army can return residence safely,” he added.
“To safeguard our nation and keep peace for our homeland, Taiwan’s army might want to have common armed forces, one-year obligatory service for younger adults, reserve items and a civilian protection system,” he stated.
As director of the Ahead Alliance, Wu and his workers have been providing protection coaching packages for civilians, and he is named an knowledgeable on army affairs.
Born in Chicago when his father was an exiled Taiwanese political activist, Wu graduated from Yale College and labored in finance.
He served within the military’s Special Forces Command from 2014 to 2015, then joined the DPP-led authorities as an adviser on nationwide safety and public coverage points.
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