Representatives of the central and local governments yesterday agreed to the five-year construction master plan drawn up by the Council of Economic Planning and Development (
Vice Chairman of the CEPD Chi Schive (
According to the CEPD schedule, the reconstruction work is to be divided into three stages. The first stage which consists of emergency plans, such as resettlement of residents in earthquake-hit areas, is set to end on Oct. 25. The second stage, consisting of long-term plans such as rebuilding industries, will be finished by March 24 next year.
The final implementation of the plan should be completed by September 2004.
Representatives at the meeting also reached a consensus over the question of responsibility for the reconstruction of local areas. Under a structure in which counties and cities will be the local planning units in charge of post-earthquake construction, towns are to report cases of damaged structures to the counties and cities. The counties and cities will then assess whether it is necessary to report the case to the central government for financial help.
Representatives from the local government raised the concerns of some residents who had expressed a wish to rebuild their homes on the original sites. In response, Schive said that from an urban renewal point of view, "it may be unsafe or illegal to rebuild in the original place, so that may not be entirely appropriate."
He said the CEPD understands that residents [of the earthquake-hit areas] want to rebuild their houses as soon as possible, but he also stressed the importance of the resettlement work. In this respect, the local governments have already started the first stage of the resettlement plans.
Director general of the CEPD, Hsia Cheng-chung (
According to the urban renewal law, stock management organizations are in charge of the collection, use and management of an urban renewal investment trust fund.
In terms of whether land can be used as a source for funding, Schive noted that it would depend on the Ministry of Finance's policy regarding stock exchange laws.
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