Chung Pei Ling found that there were many deficiencies in the Lantern Festival venue, such as the fire extinguisher was out of date for more than a year.

(Provided by Zhong Peiling)

[Reporter Yang Xinhui/Taipei Report] The Taiwan Lantern Festival will be held on February 5th, but Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-ling found that there are many deficiencies in the Lantern Festival venue, including fire extinguishers that have expired for more than a year, and the "current location" is not marked on the guide map. Insufficient on-site guide boards and no disclosure of surrounding parking information (increased toll time, rate, etc.), requiring the city government to inspect all disaster prevention and relief equipment in the exhibition area as soon as possible, and actively correct the content of the guide map, add guide boards and official website Information, and Taipei Mayor Jiang Wanan should actually visit each exhibition area before the exhibition, instead of just holding a press conference for show and exposure.

The Taiwan Lantern Festival has been held for 34 years, and it is the first large-scale international event after the epidemic was unblocked. Zhong Peiling found that although the Beishi Fire Department held a disaster prevention and relief drill, some people found that the fire extinguishers on Yanchang Road had expired for more than a year. Whether it can really play a role It is doubtful whether other disaster prevention and relief facilities have similar conditions and should be checked one by one.

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Chung Pei-ling pointed out that although guide maps can be seen everywhere in each exhibition area, they are almost all guide maps of the whole area rather than individual exhibition areas, and the "current location" is not marked on the map. For tourists, it is quite difficult to read the guide map.

Zhong Peiling took the guide map of the future exhibition area (Songyan Culture and Creation) as an example. It is suggested that the entrance is only in Lane 553, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, but Songyan Avenue is also accessible to the exhibition area, and the distance between the former and MRT Exit 5 is three times that of the latter. times, the guide map does not mark the entrance and exit.

Zhong Peiling said that when the guide map cannot function, the setting of the guide board is very important. However, taking the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall located in the main and auxiliary lighting areas as an example, when tourists go out of the gate, they do not see any main and auxiliary lighting areas. If the location of the main and auxiliary lighting areas is not known, tourists may take the wrong exit and take many wrong roads. There is no guide sign at Exit No. 5, and people who are not familiar with the road may get lost.

Various control measures and transfer information can be found on the official website of the Taiwan Lantern Festival. Zhong Peiling said that in terms of control measures, there is no mention of which parking lots will increase the parking fee period, start and end time and rate, which should be corrected. The Taiwan Lantern Festival will start soon. The government should check as soon as possible whether all disaster prevention and relief equipment in the exhibition area is effective and can operate normally, and correct the content of the guide map, add guide signs and official website information. Finally, the Taiwan Lantern Festival will return to Taipei after 23 years, and there must be no leaks Reduced to a joke.

The Taipei City Tourism and Communications Bureau responded that the traffic guidance and control department has released relevant graphic and text lazy bag information on the official website, fully explaining the increase in charging rates and time slots in nine public parking lots; for the guide and guide signs, it is currently publishing During the event, the city government team will take the initiative to discover and report problems and make improvements. The relevant information will also be revised on the official website at any time according to the actual situation.

The Taipei City Fire Department will send personnel to inspect and immediately request the site to be improved. During the Lantern Festival, the Fire Department will regularly send personnel to inspect the fire safety equipment installed in the lighting area. stipulated.

The Bureau of Viewing and Communication also emphasized that this Taiwan Lantern Festival is planned as a city-style lantern show, spanning the Eastern District Commercial District and Xinyi Commercial District and going deep into the alleys. As a large-scale international sightseeing event in Taiwan, the preparations are complicated. We also thank everyone for their support and cooperation with the event. As a reminder, the Beishi government will also strive to create the best lantern show and complete the event successfully.

Taipei City Councilor Chung Pei-ling.

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