Keelung Mayor Lin Chang (middle) took a commemorative photo with the Director of the Municipal Bureau.

(Photo by reporter Lu Xianxiu)

[Reporter Lu Xianxiu/Keelung Report] The Keelung MRT route was finalized in February this year, and construction was not started during Mayor Lin Youchang's tenure. Lin Youchang said today that the progress of the Keelung MRT has made great progress. The environmental impact assessment will be completed recently. The finalization of the season is a big step in history. Everyone has a consensus that the Ministry of Communications and Shuangbei must do their best to promote it. I hope that the new team will work harder and give it their all in the future. No matter what position he is in in the future, he will do his best to assist .

The Keelung MRT has been upgraded from light rail to medium-capacity, and combined with the Xidong section of the Minsheng Xizhi Line, the entire length is under construction. It is too late. What are your expectations?

Lin Youchang said that everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time. I am sorry that although construction cannot start during his tenure, great progress has been made, including that the environmental impact assessment has recently been completed, and the finalization of the comprehensive planning will be completed around the first quarter of next year. This is a major milestone in history. Everyone has a consensus that whether it is Keelung City, New Taipei City, Taipei City or the Ministry of Communications, everyone should go all out to promote it. This is a positive force and message. Of course, I hope that the future governance team can continue.

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Lin Youchang said, of course Keelung City is different from other cities in that there is no MRT bureau and its financial situation is not as good as that of a municipality directly under the central government. This is the first time for many things. I hope that the future team will work hard and use all the strength of the city government to promote this policy that the citizens are looking forward to. I still want to emphasize again that people have misunderstood for a long time that the Keelung MRT is only for commuting. In fact, it is not. In fact, it is to improve the metropolitan functions of the entire greater Taipei metropolitan area. It does not mean that it will improve the transportation of Keelung, but more importantly, it will connect Keelung with the industry and employment energy of the entire Greater Taipei.

Lin Youchang believes that this is a very important construction for Keelung in the future. Of course, he hopes that the future team can work hard. No matter what job or position I am in in the future, I will do my best to help.

It is reported that the new team will come in, and the Keelung MRT will be delayed?

Lin Youchang said that he only has blessings and cheers for the new city government team, and hopes that they can work hard and go all out.

Are City team members on the same page?

He said that the administrative officials partly advance and retreat together, and the affairs officers must respect individual wishes.