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■ ENVIRONMENT

EPA to address spill

Following Monday’s oil spill, when Panama-registered cargo ship the Morning Sun ran aground 300m off of Taipei County’s Shimen Township (石門), the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said yesterday in a press release that a group of experts had inspected the stranded ship and would formulate a cleanup plan soon. About 120 people have been hired to help with the oil cleanup in the ocean, the EPA said, adding that the remaining fuel oil on the 14,000-tonne ship would be extracted as early as tomorrow. The accident happened on Monday night, when the crew of the Morning Sun, seeking shelter from the wind, pulled close to the Taiwan coast during its voyage from Singapore to South Korea. The EPA said the cleanup would take several weeks to complete and no ecologically sensitive regions were in the vicinity.



■ CULTURE

Chrysanthemums on display

The 2008 Shilin Presidential Residence Chrysanthemum Exhibition will begin tomorrow at the Shilin Presidential Residence. The exhibition, which will run through Nov. 31, will be free and open to the public between 8am and 7pm. Taipei City’s Parks and Street Lights Office said the exhibition this year showcases Ichimonji-giku, the chrysanthemum used in the imperial crest in Japan, and more than 100,000 pots of chrysanthemums will be featured in the exhibition. The exhibition will also feature chrysanthemum art pieces, using the flowers to form the shapes of dragons and characters from Chinese opera. The event will feature musical performances and other activities over the weekend. For more information, visit the Web site at www.2008chshow.com.tw or call (02) 2881-2512.


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