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(Taipei Times) -- The legislature
held a public hearing to discuss whether laws should be amended to prevent more
accidents at Formosa Plastics Corp’s sixth naphtha cracker in Mailiao Township.
There have been a series of fires at the complex in the past year, including two
last month.
Starting with a fire on July 7 last year, close to 10 incidents have been
reported at the complex, a situation that represents a threat to local
residents, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Liu Chien-kuo said.
The incidents at the complex are causing serious environmental pollution
and have exposed problems in both the government’s industry supervision and the
management at the plant.
Yunlin County Commissioner Su Chih-fen said dealing with the
frequent accidents at the complex were beyond the ability of local government in
terms of financial resources, manpower and authority.
After about three hours of discussion, a consensus was reached on asking
Cabinet agencies to submit legal amendments or enforcement and preventative
rules before the legislative session resumes in September.
They also demanded that the Ministry of Economic Affairs monitor the
plant and present a total pipeline renewal plan and implementation schedule
before the next legislative session begins.
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