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Mayor Jiang Wanan had previously proposed the policy concept of relocating Songshan Airport and developing the original site into an AI park. When asked about the medical evacuation facilities for outlying islands, he suggested that in addition to retaining helicopter operations, highways or high-speed rail green channels could also be used for emergency medical evacuation.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan. (File photo)
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan raised the issue of relocating Songshan Airport and building an AI park on the original site, sparking discussion. On the 15th, Jiang Wanan was asked about the supporting measures for medical evacuation to outlying islands. In addition to maintaining the operation of helicopters, if there is an emergency medical need, green channels can also be used for emergency transportation through roads or high-speed rail. He was bombarded by netizens. In this regard, political worker Zhou Xuan said that when outlying islands need to be evacuated to Taiwan, it is quite urgent. An extra minute of travel may reduce the chance of survival by 1%. How to use high-speed rail to solve this problem, I really can’t figure out.
Zhou Xuan stated in a Facebook post that medical emergencies are evacuated to Taiwan from outlying islands. Taking Kinmen as an example, the jet can land at Songshan Airport in less than an hour and be transferred directly to a hospital in Taipei City. If the plane lands at Taoyuan Airport, even if there is a highway green channel, even if you can take the high-speed rail, it will take nearly an hour to reach Taipei.
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Zhou Xuan bluntly said that when outlying islands need to be evacuated to Taiwan, it is quite urgent. An extra minute of travel may reduce 1% of the chance of survival. I really can’t figure out how to use high-speed rail to solve this. I wonder what Mayor Jiang Wanan’s staff told Jiang Wanan?
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The issue of medical evacuation to offshore islands will continue to receive attention and may become one of the policy issues in local elections.
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