Dalinpu villagers call for clear relocation planBy Hung Chen-hung, Lo Chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerPlans to move Dalinpu Village (大林蒲) in Kaohsiung’s Siaogang District (小港) hit another setback after villagers on Tuesday said they would not attend Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin’s (沈榮津) June 21 presentation if the ministry fails to provide a clear relocation plan. It last year allocated NT$16.4 million to facilitate the relocation, along with NT$12.3 million annually from this year to 2023, Lai added. The government has negotiated a deal for a ping (3.3m2) for ping exchange rate for the relocation, Lai said. The government would be able to negotiate pricing with the villagers after the assessment passed and would even be able to expropriate land, Hung said, adding that he felt the environmental assessment would render villagers helpless against the law. The government, after a meeting in April, agreed to allow the environmental assessment to move into the second stage.

Source: Taipei Times June 11, 2020 15:56 UTC