The layoffs caused some disturbance to SSAC's original expansion plan but Kuo said he expected no impact on its long term goals.
Even so, earlier this month, Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-hsiang (施顏祥) led a delegation in a visit to SSAC headquarters in San Antonio for the first time, aiming to obtain first-hand information about the company following a delay in its efforts to mass produce the SJ30 jet, mainly because of incorrectly-installed wings.
"Shih visited us last Monday and Tuesday [Oct. 9 and 10] ... The visit was mutually beneficial to both sides. He got a chance to see the company for the first time and we got an opportunity to present him with the whole picture," Kuo said, hoping that Shih's visit would help the economics ministry make recommendations to the Executive Yuan.
Whereas SSAC is currently in the process of fund raising, the MOEA will make a final review of the company's operations and seek to solve its management problems by the end of next month, Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen (陳瑞隆) said on Monday.
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