The medical community is worried that the relocation of Songjiruo will affect medical evacuation. Shi Chongliang urges Bei City to discuss with the Ministry of Health and Welfare first

At the Legislative Yuan meeting, Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang prepared for inquiry. (Photo by reporter Wang Yisong)

Recently, the issue of "Songshan Airport Relocation" has attracted attention from the outside world. The medical community is worried that rashly moving the airport may affect the medical evacuation mechanism and the willingness of manpower to support rural areas. Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang recently mentioned that Kinmen, Matsu, etc. rely on Songji for medical evacuation. He hopes that medical care must be taken into consideration before the implementation of relevant policies. Local governments should also discuss with the Ministry of Health and Welfare first. This time Taipei City suddenly proposed this proposal, which "feels like being raided."

Kuomintang's Taipei mayoral candidate Chiang Wanan recently put forward the political idea of ​​"relocating Songshan Airport", which attracted attention from the outside world. The Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan today invited the Ministry of Transportation to make a special report on "Reshaping the Military and Civil Aviation Functions of National Airports with the Relocation of Songshan Airport and the Expansion of Taichung Airport." The Ministry of Transportation mentioned that Songshan Airport has important functions such as emergency medical treatment and disaster relief.

Shi Chongliang recently mentioned during the Q&A session of the Legislative Yuan Health and Environment Committee that both Kinmen and Matsu use Taipei Songshan Airport as their main evacuation airport, and doctors from Taitung have reported in the community that many doctors who support Taitung commute by plane. If the airport is abolished and the transportation problem cannot be solved, it may affect the manpower willing to support rural areas. He hopes that medical care must be taken into consideration before the implementation of relevant policies.

In addition, Shi Chongliang emphasized that before local governments propose such major policies, they hope to discuss it with the Ministry of Health and Welfare. This time Taipei City suddenly proposed the relocation of Songshan Airport, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare felt like it was being raided this time.