Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang’s promise to create 80,000 jobs in eight years was questioned but the progress was slow

Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang promised to "create 80,000 jobs in eight years" and build science and technology parks in 2022. However, DPP city councilor Zhang Zhihao said during the municipal general inquiry today that only a few hundred have been implemented in the fourth year of taking office. He angrily criticized Xie Guoliang for rarely achieving the goals he promised. He always claimed that "I have worked hard and the direction is right." He hopes that citizens can see clearly whether the policy can be truly implemented. Xie Guoliang responded that Keelung Smart Technology Park is currently undergoing public development and urban planning changes. The park has a floor area of ​​500,000 square meters, and it is not impossible to create 80,000 jobs. The city government is actively promoting in this direction.

Zhang Zhihao pointed out that Xie Guoliang promised four years ago to build Keelung Science Park as an alternative to internal medicine and connect it into the North-North Keelung Science and Technology Corridor. He also boasted that Haikou would "create 80,000 jobs in eight years." However, now that the term has entered its fourth year, has Keelung created 40,000 jobs?

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Xie Guoliang explained that after the Keelung Smart Technology Park is completed, it will have a floor area of 500,000 square meters, which will indeed create a lot of job opportunities. When Zhang Zhihao asked how many vacancies had been created so far, Xie Guoliang listed that Dazhitong has created hundreds of jobs, and Mocha has also created one. In addition, the city government is currently providing construction licenses for Lianhua Foods, and it is expected to employ 500 people.

Zhang Zhihao immediately refuted that Lianhua Foods produces food such as rice balls and almond nuts, and the industry category is completely different from the "science park" and "technology corridor" that Xie Guoliang originally emphasized. Zhang Zhihao sarcastically questioned that there are only a few hundred vacancies halfway through the term. Will there be a sudden surge of 80,000 job opportunities in the eighth year?

Xie Guoliang responded that the establishment of internal medicine cannot be completed in just 3 years. It is not impossible for Keelung Smart Technology Park to create 80,000 jobs, but it is not that fast at present and needs to be implemented gradually. The city government has now launched public exhibitions and is making changes to urban plans in conjunction with MRT construction, including container warehousing and other industries along Liudu and Wudu Xintaifu Road. The city government is actively promoting in this direction.

Zhang Zhihao said bluntly that everyone has a consensus on the direction of Keelung's development, but the key point is whether it has the ability to implement and execute. He criticized Xie Guoliang for rarely achieving the goals he promised. He always claimed that "I have worked hard and the direction is right." He hoped that citizens and friends could see clearly whether the policy could be truly implemented. Xie Guoliang reiterated that according to the current layout plan, it will indeed create a lot of job opportunities for Keelung, and citizens can understand what the city government is doing.