Safety always comes first for Dome complex: KoNEWS CONFERENCE: Several safety improvements have been made to the design, the most important of which was reducing crowd capacity, Ko Wen-je saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Taipei City Government would make sure the Taipei Dome is as safe as it can be, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) promised yesterday as he announced that the capacity of the Dome complex would be capped at 59,833 people for the first three years of its operation. Ko held a news conference yesterday morning to outline the public safety standards and performance reviews for the Dome project ahead of the city issuing a new construction permit for the project next week. The Taipei City Construction Management Office approved Farglory Group’s new construction permit proposal on June 22, signaling that work might resume on the project after a five-year suspension. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je answers reporters’ questions yesterday at a news conference about the Taipei Dome project. It also announced seven public safety standards for the project that same year.

Source: Taipei Times July 08, 2020 15:56 UTC