Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan today (8th) without warning threw out a Songshan Airport relocation plan that was completely different from his past proposals. Councilor Miao Boya, the second convener of the Taipei City Council Works Committee, pointed out when reviewing the budget of the Metropolitan Development Bureau that Chiang Wanan said on December 11, 2022, that Songshan would be moved Turning the airport into a park does not meet people's expectations. The relocation of Songshan Airport requires the central and local governments to come up with specific plans that meet the needs of the land, city, and local areas. It is definitely not a hasty proposal as soon as the election comes, but this plan is suddenly rushed out 50 days before the voting day at the end of the year. I hope everything will be explained.
The Works Committee conducted a budget review of the Metropolitan Development Bureau and the Public Works Bureau today; after the Metropolitan Development Bureau came to an end, Miao Boya said that Jiang Wanan's announcement to relocate Songshan Airport involves land use changes, which is a very important business of the Metropolitan Development Bureau, and asked the Metropolitan Development Bureau to explain. He also asked when the discussion on this case began. This issue was not mentioned in all past work reports, policy plans, and even the draft 2027 policy plan just sent to the parliament.
Jian Sefang, director of the Municipal Development and Reform Commission, said that he had been thinking about how to find the land since Huida was about to move in, and it was the government that was discussing it. The task of the Metropolitan Development Bureau is to take stock of the current land used by the airport itself and the approximately 300 hectares of land around it that cannot be used highly due to flight height restrictions, and how to plan for future industrial development.
Miao Boya said that Huida confirmed that he was going to Beishike at the beginning of this year; such important matters are not to be discussed casually. What surprised him was that on December 11, 2022, the year he was elected, Jiang Wanan said that turning Songshan Airport into a park would not meet public expectations. He also said that the relocation of Songshan Airport requires the central and local governments to propose specific plans that meet the needs of the land, city, and local areas. It must be faced with caution and seriousness, and it is definitely not a hasty proposal as soon as the election comes. Now, this plan suddenly came out 50 days before the election, and I hope the Municipal Development Bureau will provide a report and text.
Kuomintang member Wang Zhibing said that the budget is being discussed now. If everyone is concerned about the relocation of Songshan Airport, it is recommended to arrange a separate project report. The Metropolitan Development Bureau does not seem to be the sponsor. Jian Sefang said that the Industrial Development Bureau mainly does land planning from the development of industrial land.
Finally, under the instruction of the first convener Hong Jianyi, the Metropolitan Development Bureau was required to provide the timing and discussion materials of the Songshan Airport relocation process to every member of the Public Works Committee by next Tuesday.
