Executive Yuan Secretary-General Hsueh Hsiang-chuan (薛香川), who took part in yesterday’s cross-party negotiation sessions, said the Cabinet would take the DPP’s views into consideration.
Wang, who convened the negotiation, said some legislators expressed opposition to the Executive Yuan’s plan to raise funds by selling NT$40 billion in Land Bank shares because the bank could still generate NT$2.4 billion in revenues for the state coffers each year.
The Legislative Yuan is scheduled to pass the special statute for post-Morakot reconstruction proposed by the Executive Yuan today.
In related news, Liu ordered that the shelters where more than 5,000 displaced victims are currently accommodated be cleared by next Monday, saying that the 7,000 beds in military camps and veterans houses would provide a more comfortable environment for the victims.
Liu also reassured residents of villages in Linbian Township (林邊), where gutters and drains remain badly clogged by mud, that they would be cleaned up by next Monday, adding that the government would temporarily evict residents to facilitate disinfection work and prevent disease outbreaks.
Meanwhile, the premier said that the government would set up an alert system in mudslide-prone areas so that village chiefs could evacuate residents or take other actions to prevent future disasters.
Starting yesterday, Liu will work at a post-Typhoon Morakot reconstruction office in southern Taiwan for one week to coordinate relief and rehabilitation efforts.
The initiative is aimed at providing a platform for Cabinet chiefs and officials to exchange views with residents of areas in southern Taiwan affected by the typhoon on reconstruction-related issues, Government Information Office Minister Su Jun-pin (蘇俊賓) said, adding that the government also hopes to strengthen communication and coordination with displaced victims of the typhoon in terms of resettlement operations.
“In principle, Liu will stay in southern Taiwan, but will return to Taipei for important meetings,” Su said.
In related developments, Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien (王建煊) said the country’s highest watchdog body would release a report in six months on its investigation into who should be held responsible for the administration’s flawed response to the typhoon, which resulted in the death of an estimated 500 people and left hundreds more homeless.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CNA
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