Recall activists enraged by KMT lawmaker’s comment
With just 14 days to go, activists leading the recall campaign against KMT Lawmaker Liao Hsien-hsiang are doubling down against him. On Sunday, they criticized him for a statement he made in an appellation session, saying that residents in his constituency should be compensated as if the region were the final storage site for nuclear waste. Activists latched on his words, saying it’s beyond the pale that he would want to turn the region into a final disposal site, and as such proved himself an inadequate lawmaker that should be recalled.
Residents of Wanli, New Taipei are long plagued by nuclear waste from the Second Nuclear Power Plant. Although Wanli is only designated as an interim storage site, the lack of a final storage facility means nuclear waste is staying in the region indefinitely.
Liao Hsien-hsiang
Lawmaker (KMT)
In fact, our country still has not found a final destination for nuclear waste. As many of our residents see it, all the dry storage casks indoor and outdoor may never be transported out of Wanli. Considering that, our current subsidies cannot see Wanli as an interim storage site, because for the locals, the casks might as well be stored there forever.
Jackson
Recall campaign spokesperson
As the representative for this region, Liao Hsien-hsiang blatantly proposed that Wanli become the final destination for nuclear waste. He also claimed that many Wanli locals support his proposal. But we’ve asked many people on the ground in Wanli, and no one, absolutely no one, agrees with him.
The spokesperson for recalling KMT Lawmaker Liao Hsien-hsiang condemned Liao’s proposal to consider Wanli a final storage site for nuclear waste, which Liao said took his words out of context.
Liao Hsien-hsiang
Lawmaker (KMT)
They’re taking things out of context for their political agenda. If the country can find a location to serve as the final repository, then please, get rid of the nuclear waste in Wanli the soonest possible. If not, then the country cannot consider Wanli to be an interim storage site and not compensate our residents in Wanli accordingly.
This isn’t the first time Liao was lambasted by opponents. Earlier this year, his proposed budget cut of NT$160 million for a social housing plan in Xizhi, also part of his constituency was also controversial.
Jackson
Recall campaign spokesperson
When he cut the budget for the Baipaohu social housing plan, he arbitrarily acted on behalf of the people of Xizhi and cut the social housing funding for Xizhi. This time, he arbitrarily acted on behalf of the people of Wanli and proposed a final disposal site for nuclear waste. We must remove this unqualified legislator.
At present, more than 32,000 signatures to recall Liao has been collected, which is sufficient to hold a recall vote but still falls short of the campaigner’s target of 45,000.
#politics #taiwanpolitics #廖先翔 #齊心斷翔 #大罷免大成功
For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53
2025-04-28
