DISASTER TOUR:The president said reconstruction plans for the typhoon-hit island should strike a balance between tradition and modernization for its development
By Mo Yan-chih and Chris Wang / Staff reporters
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday promised to speed up the recovery work in Lanyu (蘭嶼) as he toured the island in the wake of Typhoon Tembin, adding that the government would loosen restrictions to provide better compensation to disaster victims.
Accompanied by officials from the ministries of transportation and economic affairs and other agencies, Ma said the government had sent a task force to assist with reconstruction and recovery plans on Lanyu.