2023年9月23日 星期六

Pingtung in the News 屏東的新聞 (Central 中) 9

 

There are 29 townships, 3 municipalities and one city in Pingtung County.  It's exhausting to include news from every township, municipality and Pingtung City every time, so what I'll do instead is include news items from eleven different townships or municipalities in each entry.  This way I should be able to work my way through Pingtung County every three entries. 屏東縣包含了29個鄉, 3個鎮還有屏東市.  每次討論所有鄉鎮的新聞太累了, 所以我會每次討論11個鄉鎮的報告.  這樣子我每三篇新聞文章就會涵蓋到全縣內鄉鎮的新聞.


1. Majia Township 瑪家鄉

1a. 264 aboriginal residents of the area around Liangshan (Liang Mountain) had their rights to previously protected land in that locality restored to them.  They were very happy at this turn of events. 屏東凉山民保留地權力回復  瑪家鄉公所 : 過程充滿溫馨感恩 (1)


2. Wandan Township 萬丹鄉

2a. A woodworking activity was held at a temple in Lunding Community.  It was hoped that this activity would stir interest among younger residents in this craft.  During the event a candidate for a local legislative position also tried to drum up support for his campaign. 萬丹農村派對回歸社區  屏南立員參選人徐富癸到場鞏固地方盤

2b. It saddens me to say, but local governments in Wandan and elsewhere are, to some extent, attempting to apply COVID thinking and policies to outbreaks of dengue fever.  There have been 19 cases of dengue fever in Wandan, and schools there have been fumigated for mosquitoes as a result. 屏東本土登革熱累計35例  出現首起校園群聚 (2)


3. Wanluan Township 萬巒鄉

3a. No recent news out of Wanluan.


4. Taiwu Township 泰武鄉

4a. Over 300 people were evacuated from Taiwu ahead of Typhoon Haikui's arrival.  While these people were in a local shelter County Magistrate Zhou Chun-mi stopped by to thank them for their cooperation with disaster prevention efforts. 屏東泰武鄉未滿月新生兒隨母撤離  截至今13鄉撤離逾千人


5. Chaozhou Municipality 潮州鎮

5a. The old Chaozhou County Sheriff's Office, dating back to the Japanese Colonial Administration, was declared a historic building last year.  Recent restoration work on the building resulted in a fire which was quickly extinguished.  Work on the site will continue as planned. 百年歷史建築潮州郡守官舍遭祝融  受損輕微依原訂計畫修復

5b. Only 20 traffic congestion areas?  The Chaozhou Municipality Office recently completed a study of the traffic congestion problem in that area, and while traffic has been eased in a few areas much works remains to be done. 屏東  還路於民  潮州鎮公所打通6瓶頸點 (3)

5c. Related to Chaozhou's traffic congestion problem, a new, legal night market has been created not far from the site of the old one.  The old night market, where many vendors operate illegally (and also obstruct traffic), is to some extent still in operation. 新潮州夜市合法營業  238攤商雀躍


6. Xinyuan Township 新園鄉

6a. Former government officials visited Xinyuan recently to learn more about the flooding problem in the area, and to advise the government on how to better resolve this issue.  A huge sewer renovation project, subsidized by the County Government, will begin there soon. 新園鹽埔長期淹水  五房大排C幹線治水工程動工

6b. Xinyuan's Wayao Community Development Association was among four community development associations to win awards for their efforts toward community resurgence in the wake of COVID. 屏縣府輔導社區勇奪衛福部社區選拔優等 , 甲等4個社區全獲獎 (4)


7. Kanding Township 崁頂鄉

7a. A new columbarium, or "place to store loved ones' ashes," recently opened in Kanding. 屏東最後一塊拼圖  崁頂鄉生命紀念館將啟用


8. Laiyi Township 來義鄉

8a. No recent news out of Laiyi.


9. Donggang Municipality 東港鎮

9a. A DPP candidate running for the office of Donggang Municipality Mayor lost the election, and later accused his opponent, another man running for the KMT, of bribery.  The case was taken to court, and the then-Mayor of Donggang's election was invalidated.  The seeming ex-mayor has appealed the court's decision, and it remains to be seen whether the government will hold another election or simply appoint the DPP candidate to the office. 屏東首名鄉鎮長當選無效  東港鎮長黃禎祥喊冤上訴 (5)

9b. The Donggang Municipality Office hopes to host another "Chinese New Year Street" (a temporary roadside market) in a new location adjacent to the popular Donglong Temple.  Such markets have become very popular in Chaozhou and Neipu, and it is hoped that moving the market to somewhere more accessible will help draw tourists to the area. 東港年街拚強勢回歸 !  相中 "共和街"  串連走春熱點東隆宮


10. Nanzhou Township 南州鄉

10a. An elderly man on a bicycle strayed onto the train tracks and was struck by a train.  He was taken to the hospital with multiple skull fractures and was pronounced dead soon after. 單車翁闖越屏東大埔平交道  遭列車撞上慘死 , 多班列車延誤


11. Xinpi Township 新埤鄉

11a. A fruit seller rented space from a landowner in Xinpi, and then build a large structure on the property for his own use.  The structure was later declared illegal by the local government, and fearing prosecution the fruit seller dismantled the structure.  He later attempted to sue the landowner for almost 3 million NT in damages, but the case was thrown out of court. 水果商承租農地蓋鐵皮屋被認定違建  自拆地主索賠近300萬敗訴

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1. Expect more tourist-friendly businesses in the area.  The waterfall and adjoining trail near there are major tourist attractions.

2. My opinion?  People in Taiwan need to calm down, and alongside that the general public needs to consider how it's affected by both news reports of this nature and the way they're spread via cellular technology and social media.  None of us are going to live forever.

3. Traffic can be a big problem in Chaozhou.  The plan to ease traffic through the area has been in effect for decades now, and there are no easy solutions.  Part of the problem is the combination of public and private land near major roads.  Some private landowners are also  obstructing traffic through the area in other ways, occupying road space beyond their property lines.  A resurvey of the area has already been conducted, but many landowners are adhering to old property boundaries invalidated by more recent survey work.

4. I have no idea if this is why they won the award, but I've been to the community in Mudan that won it.  The work they've done around the old Japanese shrine is nice.

5. Pictured is the KMT ex-mayor.  Judging by the news, there are a lot of gangster types in Donggang.

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