President Chen Shui-bian (
The development project, formed after the airport facilities were relocated to the Chingchuankang Airport (
Talking about the project, Tai-chung Mayor Jason Hu (胡志強) said work on the project has long been put off because of the problem of covering the cost of at least NT$7 billion (US$211.64 million) it would take to relocate the Air Force second logistic command center from the site of the former airport.
Shuinan Airport (
Until 1980, all aircraft produced in Taiwan were manufactured and underwent testing at the airport, according to the city government. As Taichung expanded, the airport gradually shifted from the city's outskirts to its center. It is now situated near the Central Taiwan Science Park, Fengchia University and the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp, which designed and built Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Fighters.
As the airport's existence was often blamed for hindering the city's land transport and urban development, the city government launched efforts in 2004 to develop the place into a modern urban center that has been planned to house a university city, a trading exhibition center, an exclusive residential district and a forest park.
After the briefing, Hu quoted Chen as saying that the central government would do something to address the problems that have hindered the project.
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