Legislator Lai Ruilong cooperated with the Gaoshi Ocean Bureau to obtain a subsidy of 144 million yuan from the central government to promote the renovation and upgrading plan of Qihou Fishing Port.

(Photographed by reporter Wang Rongxiang)

[Reporter Wang Rongxiang/Kaohsiung Report] Legislator Lai Ruilong cooperated with the Gaoshi Ocean Bureau and successfully won a subsidy of 144 million yuan from the central government. He will start the renovation and upgrading plan of Qihou Fishing Port, which is expected to be completed and put into use in March next year.

Cijin is the earliest developed area in Kaohsiung, and fishery is one of the important industries that local residents rely on for their livelihood. Cihou Fishing Port has been established for more than 30 years. It is a second-class fishing port under the supervision of Kaohsiung City Government. The water depth is 1.9 meters and the berth area is 0.98 hectares. , which can berth for coastal fishing boats below 20 tons, most of which are small fishing boats and motorized bamboo rafts.

Lai Ruilong pointed out that Qihou Fishing Port is close to Cijin City, Cijin Ferry Station, Seafood Street and other places, the west and south sides are adjacent to Qijin Community, and the north side is opposite to Gushan Fishing Port. It has great potential for tourism and fishery development; due to the shallow water depth of the fishing port And it is close to the community, so it is quite difficult to improve the wharf. Last year, the Gaoshi Ocean Bureau planned the "Qihou Fishing Port Wharf Renovation Project Plan".

He said that last year, he invited the Fisheries Administration of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan, the Gaoshi Ocean Bureau, and the head of Qijin Village to conduct surveys at Qihou Fishing Port to understand the current situation of fishing port facilities, new facilities and improvement planning needs, and asked the Gao City Ocean Bureau to The plan is sent to the Fisheries Department for review.

After several rounds of coordination, we successfully obtained a subsidy of 144 million yuan from the Fisheries Department's "Cihou Fishing Port Old Bank Revetment Reconstruction Project". The first phase will give priority to rebuilding the revetment at the south wharf in front of the fish market, increasing the use of space at the wharf and enhancing the brightness of night lighting , and new automatic gates will be installed at the outlets of the five existing drainage channels connecting the port area to improve the problem of seawater backflow. It is expected to be completed and put into use in March next year.

Lai Ruilong emphasized that the fishing ports in Cijin District are closely related to people's life and culture. He has successfully won the dredging project of Qijin Fishing Port and Qihou Fishing Port. The central government subsidized 60 million yuan. The project has been completed in August 2021 and will create a safer fishing port operating environment.

In addition, he successively strived for 50 million yuan for the second phase of Kaohsiung lighthouse restoration and reuse, 80 million yuan for the purchase of two new electric-driven ferries, 10 million yuan for Cijin coastline improvement, and 9.38 million yuan for the renovation and revitalization of three Cijin market districts. , Tiansheng Temple will add an additional 5 million yuan to promote the opening of Qijin waters for recreational activities, etc., and connect marine water sports, religious monuments, gourmet shopping districts and other tourist attractions to develop a large island for marine tourism.