The Keelung City Government plans to cooperate with Taiwan Railways to develop the land next to Qidu Railway Station.

(Photo by reporter Yu Zhaofu)

[Reporter Yu Zhaofu/Report from Keelung] The Keelung City Government plans to cooperate with the Taiwan Railway to develop the land next to the Qidu Station of the Taiwan Railway.

Six hectares of land was outsourced as a parking lot; Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang said yesterday that the city government will formulate "capacity transfer points", as long as the city government has more funds, it can provide more volume, because the city government needs money to build the MRT .

Taiwan Railways responded and was willing to cooperate with the city government.

Fund raising will determine the main points of volume transfer

Members of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Yuan led by Luo Mingcai, the calling committee member, visited Taiwan Railway Qidu Station and other places yesterday. Xie Guoliang said that the state-owned land in Keelung City is idle, and the high proportion of tax audits leads to the departure of enterprises. He hopes that the legislators can help solve the problems .

Currently, the parking lot is owned by Taiwan Railways and the city government.

Xie Xiaokun, Director of Urban Development of the Keelung City Government, briefed the city government on the plan to develop the Qidu old block, hoping to cooperate with Taiwan Railways to develop the land next to the Qidu station.

Because Taiwan Railways holds land in the commercial area outside Qidu Station, the area is about one.

One hectare, the adjacent municipal land is about ○.

Five hectares, belonging to the parking lot.

These two pieces of land are currently under low use, as a flat parking lot, with a total of one.

Six hectares can be well planned and utilized.

Yang Xiuyu: Developed into a commercial office, prosperity can be expected

Yang Xiuyu, vice chairman of Keelung City, who was born in Qidu, said that if this land can be developed as a commercial building, with hypermarkets, gourmet restaurants, and sports centers, I believe it can attract Keelung, Xizhi, Ruifang, Pingxi, Shuangxi, and Gongliao. People from Jinshan and Wanli can also come to Qidu by train to eat food and shop in stores. People from Jinshan and Wanli can also come by car.

Making profits and creating jobs TRA: Willing to cooperate

Zhu Laishun, deputy director of the Taiwan Railway Bureau, said that the future vitality of the Taiwan Railway Bureau is in the development, and he is willing to cooperate with the city government to develop the land next to the Qidu Railway Station.

Take the development of Nangang and Songshan Stations as an example. In fact, not only Taiwan Railways benefits financially, but the state and local governments benefit even more, and they can also create job opportunities.

Luo Mingcai pointed out that he hopes to find a way to promote the vigorous development and prosperity of Keelung through the investigation of Keelung. Through the efforts of the public sector, the central and local governments will cooperate to create a win-win situation.

Luo Mingcai (right), member of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Yuan, visited Chidou Railway Station yesterday, accompanied by Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang (middle).

(Photo by reporter Yu Zhaofu)