Gao City Councilor Li Meizhen questioned the construction of Zhuorong Taika Gaojie. Chen Qimai pointed out that the amendment to the financial planning law resulted in reduced subsidies and delays.

Gao City Councilor Li Meizhen criticized Zhuorong Taika Gaojie Construction, and Chen Qimai responded that the amendment to the financial planning law will cause many delays in track construction. (Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)

Kaohsiung City Councilor Li Meizhen was concerned about the progress of the Kaohsiung Purple Line planning and named Kaohsiung Executive Director Zhuo Rongteka. Mayor Chen Qimai responded to the inquiry and pointed out that the problem mainly stems from the reduction of central subsidies due to the revision of the fiscal revenue and expenditure division law, and the track construction progress will be delayed.

Li Meizhen pointed out that when she asked questions in March 2017, she requested improvements to the transportation of North Kaohsiung University, especially the originally planned Academy Line (later merged into the Purple Line); the city government launched a feasibility assessment of the Purple Line in December 2022, and sent it to the Ministry of Transportation in September 2024. It was initially reviewed in October 2025, revised in March 2026, and then proposed again, and a second review began in September.

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Li Meizhen compared the progress of the Xiaogang-Linyuan Line and believed that the overall planning progress of the Purple Line is too slow and may not be completed until 10 years ago. She questioned why the entire project is still pending with the Ministry of Transportation. She named Executive Director Zhuo Rongtaka Kaohsiung and hoped that Chen Qimai would exert his tight spirit to speed up the pace of the Purple Line.

In response to inquiries, Chen Qimai explained that the feasibility assessment of the Gaojie Purple Line has passed the preliminary review by the Ministry of Transportation. It has been revised based on the review committee's opinions and then sent for special review. It belongs to the feasibility review stage, and the city government will speed up the overall administrative work and application procedures.

He further said that frankly speaking, the big problem stems from the fact that after the revision of the fiscal revenue and expenditure division law, it was squeezed into local MRT construction and central subsidies to local governments. Kaohsiung has lost 10.3 billion yuan this year and is expected to lose 3.3 billion yuan next year. Planning subsidies have been short of 13.6 billion yuan in the MRT part.

The plan has been approved. The city government will first deal with short-term financing and scheduling, but it will increase interest growth. The long-term financial plan hopes that the Legislative Yuan will amend the law. The city government will continue to report the challenges encountered to the central government. He judged that the track construction will be moved back due to structural problems after the amendment of the financial planning law, which will also affect the progress of the Purple Line.

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