Keelung mayoral candidate Tong Ziwei of the Democratic Progressive Party launched the "Keelung New National Gate" policy video to reconnect port tourism, commerce, industry and transportation. (Photo by reporter Lu Xianxiu)
Keelung mayoral candidate Tong Ziwei of the Democratic Progressive Party and former Keelung Mayor Lin Youchang jointly announced the "Keelung New National Gate" policy animation today, which fully presents the future development blueprint for the east and west sides of Keelung Port. Tong Ziwei said that the "Keelung Two Hearts" plan will build the "East Coast Tourism Core" and the "West Coast International Gate Center" respectively, reconnecting ports, tourism, commerce, industry and transportation, making Keelung easy to live, fun and interesting.
Tong Ziwei said that Keelung is an important port city in Taiwan. He hopes that the east and west sides of the Taiwan Strait can develop their own characteristics and form a new urban gateway through overall planning. "Eastward" builds the "East Coast Tourism Core", integrates cruise tourism facilities, Weihai camp development and surrounding commercial space, further improves cruise service functions, introduces more commercial, sightseeing and leisure activities, and creates a more complete urban experience.
"Going west" means building the "West Bund National Gate Center", combining the extension of the MRT, the marine ecology museum and the overall development of the port area to re-plan the development of the West Bund, connecting transportation, tourism, culture and industrial functions to become the new urban core of Keelung, so that tourists are willing to enter Keelung, stay in Keelung, and spend money in Keelung.
Tong Ziwei said that in the past, Lin Youchang's promotion of urban transformation during his tenure as mayor brought new looks and changes to Keelung's port area and urban space. He will continue to move forward on the existing basis. In addition to urban space transformation, he will also introduce industry, tourism and investment, so that the changes can truly be transformed into urban economy and employment opportunities.
Former Keelung Mayor Lin Youchang also attended the event. He affirmed Tong Ziwei's vision for the development of the city port, because the city port is not only the center of urban development, but also the core of industrial development. In the future, Keelung should be repositioned into the North-North Keelung Metropolitan Area, and the quality of public construction must be improved to the same level as that of the two cities.
Lin Youchang said that during his tenure as mayor, the military port was moved westward on the east coast, opening up the development space for the port area; land consolidation around the C4, C5, and C6 docks on the west bank was also completed to prepare for subsequent investment and development. These urban constructions need to be continued one after another, just like "stacked blocks." Each step needs to be advanced in a precise and orderly manner. However, the current city government has not seen significant progress in the development of the port area in the past few years. He believes that if Tong Ziwei has the opportunity to serve as mayor, he will be able to accelerate urban construction and development.
Keelung mayoral candidate Tong Ziwei of the Democratic Progressive Party launched the "Keelung New National Gate" policy video to reconnect port tourism, commerce, industry and transportation. (Photo by reporter Lu Xianxiu)
