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The issue of relocating Songshan Airport has been mentioned many times during the Taipei mayoral election, but the Taipei City Government has not proposed a specific relocation plan in the past four years. Chiang Wanan publicly proposed the idea of relocation for the first time last Thursday, stressing that he had expressed to the central government in 2023 that relocation would be beneficial to the overall development of Taipei City.
After Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced the Songshan Airport relocation project last Thursday, he went to the Executive Yuan to explain the matter yesterday. Executive Yuan spokesperson Li Huizhi reported that President Zhuo Rongtai said during the meeting that Chiang Kai-shek's attitude was different from that of four years ago, and there must be a major turning point. Zhuo Kui is looking forward to knowing about this turning point, and asked the Beijing Municipal Government to send relevant meeting minutes or relevant discussion materials in the past four years to the Executive Yuan.
Zhuo: Looking forward to knowing the attitude change in 4 years
Jiang Xiu’s official document: He expressed it 3 years ago
When interviewed after the meeting, Chiang Wanan showed an official document and emphasized that he had expressed to the central government in 2023 that the relocation of Songji would be beneficial to the overall development of Taipei City. Chiang said in an interview in the afternoon that Zhuo Kui took office in 2024 and may be very busy with official duties, and did not fully grasp the information before he took office.
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Li Huizhi emphasized that Songji relocation has been mentioned many times in previous Taipei mayoral elections. In the past four years, the Taipei City Government has not proposed a relocation plan. Was asked whether Jiang Wanan proposed a package in the hospital meeting? Li Huizhi said that Jiang’s meeting at the hospital mainly explained the land use plan after the demolition of Songji. Jiang also believed that medical evacuation could be re-planned, or the rights and interests of residents on the outlying islands could be dealt with through connections and subsidies.
Li Huizhi reported that Zhuo Kui said at the academy meeting that Chiang’s ideas were different from those four years ago. Why? If there are any relevant meetings or discussions chaired by Chiang Kai-shek in the past four years in the Northern City Government, they can be sent to the Executive Yuan for the reference of various ministries.
Regarding the relocation of the aircraft, Li Huizhi reported that Transport Minister Chen Shikai mentioned at the Council meeting that the third terminal and runway are expected to be completed in 2030 and opened in 2033, but the north and south runways will also need to be renovated.
Li Huizhi said that the Civil Aviation Administration of China also pointed out in the meeting that the loose aircraft is the backup airport for large aircraft. E-type and F-type aircraft can only be backed up by the loose aircraft. If the peach aircraft encounters bad weather, it can only stop at the loose aircraft, otherwise it will have to go to Xiaogang Airport, which will be a very big challenge. Yang Guofeng, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration, also mentioned that the assessment involved in the relocation of Songji is conservatively estimated to take more than 20 years.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Taipei City Government will send the minutes or discussion materials related to the Songji relocation in the past four years to the Executive Yuan within a week.
Likely · Within days
The Ministry of Transportation will propose a preliminary plan for land use planning after the Songji relocation in the next few months.
Possible · Within months

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