Premier Cho Jung-tai Inspects Kaohsiung Port: 'Taiwan Enters Era of Large-Scale Land Reclamation Projects'
Premier Cho Jung-tai inspected Kaohsiung Port on the 6th, declaring that Taiwan has entered an era of large-scale land reclamation projects. He urged ports in northern, central, and southern Taiwan to implement soil disposal order management and improve processing efficiency. The Ministry of the Interior stated that the Kaohsiung Port reclamation project has initiated an EIA, with an expected capacity of 58 million cubic meters by 2028. Taichung Port started soil reception on July 25. As of the end of May, the Kaohsiung Nansing Project had received over 1.1 million cubic meters.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, June 6) Premier Cho Jung-tai, while inspecting the land reclamation and soil reception situation at Kaohsiung Port today, reiterated that ports in northern, central, and southern Taiwan should implement requirements such as soil entry order management, comprehensively enhance the efficiency of domestic soil disposal management, and stated that "the nation has entered the era of large-scale land reclamation projects."
The Ministry of the Interior stated in a press release that Cho, accompanied by Executive Yuan Secretary-General Chang Tun-han, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai, Deputy Minister of the Interior Tung Chien-hung, and National Land Management Agency Director Tsai Chang-chan, inspected the progress of land reclamation and soil reception at Kaohsiung Port.
Cho reiterated that ports in northern, central, and southern Taiwan should implement requirements including "soil entry order management, improving operational efficiency, safeguarding surrounding environmental safety, and stably expanding processing capacity" to comprehensively enhance the efficiency of domestic soil disposal management, adding that "the nation has entered the era of large-scale land reclamation projects."
Cho said that in addition to Kaohsiung Port continuing stable reception, the central government is simultaneously expanding the soil regulation capacity of ports nationwide. Taichung Port started soil reception operations ahead of schedule on July 25, and will be incorporated into the port reception system to enhance overall scheduling flexibility and disposal efficiency, strengthening support capacity for major national public construction.
Tung Chien-hung pointed out that Kaohsiung City was the first nationwide to promote the "direct delivery from construction sites (A) to port areas (C)" measure. Currently, it fully accepts soil from public works, private projects, and reception facilities, and has deployed dedicated personnel for on-site inspections to strictly ensure that incoming soil complies with relevant regulations.
Tung said that as of the end of May, the Kaohsiung Nansing Project had received over 1.1 million cubic meters. In May, the monthly reception exceeded 370,000 cubic meters, with approximately 1,200 vehicle trips per day and a daily processing volume of about 14,000 cubic meters. The subsequent use of Kaohsiung Port's land reclamation as the final destination will ensure the uninterrupted progress of public and private projects.
Tung noted that the Kaohsiung Port land reclamation project has officially initiated the environmental impact assessment process. It is expected to significantly expand soil reception capacity to approximately 58 million cubic meters by 2028, sufficient to meet Kaohsiung's local development and soil disposal needs. Kaohsiung City is also fully cooperating with the central government's comprehensive soil and rock flow management policy, comprehensively implementing electronic manifests and GPS tracking systems to build a transparent traceability management system.
The Ministry of the Interior stated that the Executive Yuan is actively integrating cross-ministerial, local government, and private sector forces. It is promoting multiple measures to guide soil and rock into legal reception facilities, implement soil reduction or balance measures from the source planning and design stage, accelerate the execution of land reclamation projects, and establish effective supervision and resource recycling mechanisms to achieve the policy goals of national sustainability and optimal use of natural resources. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150606
The Ministry of the Interior stated in a press release that Cho, accompanied by Executive Yuan Secretary-General Chang Tun-han, Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai, Deputy Minister of the Interior Tung Chien-hung, and National Land Management Agency Director Tsai Chang-chan, inspected the progress of land reclamation and soil reception at Kaohsiung Port.
Cho reiterated that ports in northern, central, and southern Taiwan should implement requirements including "soil entry order management, improving operational efficiency, safeguarding surrounding environmental safety, and stably expanding processing capacity" to comprehensively enhance the efficiency of domestic soil disposal management, adding that "the nation has entered the era of large-scale land reclamation projects."
Cho said that in addition to Kaohsiung Port continuing stable reception, the central government is simultaneously expanding the soil regulation capacity of ports nationwide. Taichung Port started soil reception operations ahead of schedule on July 25, and will be incorporated into the port reception system to enhance overall scheduling flexibility and disposal efficiency, strengthening support capacity for major national public construction.
Tung Chien-hung pointed out that Kaohsiung City was the first nationwide to promote the "direct delivery from construction sites (A) to port areas (C)" measure. Currently, it fully accepts soil from public works, private projects, and reception facilities, and has deployed dedicated personnel for on-site inspections to strictly ensure that incoming soil complies with relevant regulations.
Tung said that as of the end of May, the Kaohsiung Nansing Project had received over 1.1 million cubic meters. In May, the monthly reception exceeded 370,000 cubic meters, with approximately 1,200 vehicle trips per day and a daily processing volume of about 14,000 cubic meters. The subsequent use of Kaohsiung Port's land reclamation as the final destination will ensure the uninterrupted progress of public and private projects.
Tung noted that the Kaohsiung Port land reclamation project has officially initiated the environmental impact assessment process. It is expected to significantly expand soil reception capacity to approximately 58 million cubic meters by 2028, sufficient to meet Kaohsiung's local development and soil disposal needs. Kaohsiung City is also fully cooperating with the central government's comprehensive soil and rock flow management policy, comprehensively implementing electronic manifests and GPS tracking systems to build a transparent traceability management system.
The Ministry of the Interior stated that the Executive Yuan is actively integrating cross-ministerial, local government, and private sector forces. It is promoting multiple measures to guide soil and rock into legal reception facilities, implement soil reduction or balance measures from the source planning and design stage, accelerate the execution of land reclamation projects, and establish effective supervision and resource recycling mechanisms to achieve the policy goals of national sustainability and optimal use of natural resources. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150606