Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) will meet Premier Yu Shyi-kun this morning to seek Cabinet support for construction of a domed stadium and to discuss ways of improving ties between the Taipei City and central governments.
Ma said yesterday that the stadium project at the old Sungshan tobacco factory site would be the focal point of the meeting. The mayor hopes to gain Cabinet approval for the project and put to rest fears the stadium would pose a risk to planes using the nearby Sungshan Airport.
The visit will be Ma's first with the premier since the Dec. 7 mayoral election.
In a meeting with President Chen Shui-bian (
Construction of the domed stadium requires approval from the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and other related agencies. The ministries will look at the project's impact on urban modernization and will determine whether it meets aviation safety guidelines.
Taipei City spokesman Wu Yu-sheng (
Ma said central government officials have already voiced support for the project.
"We would ask the premier to help the city with the domed-stadium project. The president had also previously expressed his support for building the dome stadium, wherever it is located ? so we would like to discuss this matter with the premier to seek his support," Ma said.
The mayor's comments came at a press conference to celebrate the issuing of 1 million Easy Cards -- an IC card for the Mass Rapid Transit System and city bus service.
Ma said the growing popularity of the card has brought convenience to transit users and made Taipei one of a handful of cities to have adopted the technology.
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