The Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to establish a medical zone as part of its plan to turn Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport into an aerotropolis, aiming to attract about 45,000 tourists annually four years later.
Under the proposal, the government would invest NT$4.1 billion (US$127.6 million) over four years, which it said would generate NT$10.9 billion in annual value and create 3,860 job opportunities by providing medical services to 45,558 people.
The plan to turn the international airport into an aerotropolis, set to be completed in 2020, will involve the expansion of existing airport terminals and the establishment of an aerospace industrial park and special zones for cargo, passengers and legislative services.
MEDICAL TOURISM
To develop the country’s medical tourism, Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) instructed the Department of Health to formulate plans to establish medical zones targeting foreign tourists in central and southern Taiwan, Executive Yuan Spokesman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) quoted him as saying.
POP MUSIC
The Cabinet also approved a proposal by the Government Information Office to invest NT$2.1 billion over five years to promote the nation’s pop music industry.
Chang said he expected the proposal would help boost the industry’s annual output value to NT$50 billion by 2014, from NT$7.064 billion last year, and double the number of workers to 2,800 from 1,400 last year.
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