NPP backs Hsinchu fight against expropriationBy Chen Yu-hsin and Jason Pan / Staff reportersThe New Power Party (NPP) yesterday pledged its support to environmental groups and Hsinchu County residents in their decades-long fight against the expropriation of more than 400 hectares of land for the “Puyu Project” (璞玉, uncut jade) — the third phase of expansion at the Hsinchu Science Park. NPP Legislator Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華) said that government agencies aim to forcibly expropriate large tracts of farmland for the project, which spans the county’s Cyonglin Township (芎林) and Jhubei City (竹北). New Power Party Legislator Chiu Hsien-chih, holding a microphone, and civic group representatives in Taipei yesterday warn that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s planned 2-nanometer chip fab would put an unbearable strain on Hsinchu County’s water supply. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times“It also requires large-scale water storage, and farmers would have to stop their cultivation and all farming would cease... “When water supply is short, it results in overuse and increased pollutants in the rivers,” Taiwan Clean Water Action Alliance chairperson Peng Kuei-chih (彭桂枝) said.

Source: Taipei Times December 28, 2020 15:56 UTC