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Sunday, June 25, 2006
For pasalubong, Cebu City officials bring pledge for 6 Kaohsiung buses
Aside from the chance to pitch the South Reclamation Project (SRP) in Taiwan, Cebu City also got six buses from its sister-city of Kaohsiung during the visit of three city officials last May.
Councilor Augustus Pe Jr. assured his colleagues last Wednesday that the buses were much better compared with the ones the City Government received years ago.
He accompanied Mayor Tomas Osmeña and information officer Nagiel Bañacia during the visit.
In his report to the City Council, Pe said they also visited two companies involved in the tilapia and grouper culture business in Pingtong County.
The mayor, he said, invited James Change of the Taiwan Tilapia Alliance and Tai Kun Tsai of Long Diann Marine Biotechnology to visit Cebu for possible business opportunities.
“We learned the modern method of raising fish with high economic value, (and about) quality, safety and sanitation,” he said. That was aside from an inspection of agricultural facilities there.
SRP pitch
Osmeña, Pe and Bañacia stayed for two days in Kaohsiung City to meet the new mayor and accept the six donated buses.
They then went to Taichung City on the third day for Osmeña’s presentation of the SRP before a group of investors.
In an interview, Pe said he hopes Kaohsiung will donate more buses, which have been useful in delivering basic services.
In 1991, Taiwan donated the first 50 Kaohsiung buses to Cebu City. Some of these were passed on to other local government units.
In December 2001, Osmeña visited Kaohsiung to accept the donation of eight more buses and attended the Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival.
19 running
Over the years, some of the buses have become dilapidated and only 19 of them are still servicing various City Government offices.
Some of the buses are also leased to private individuals for special trips, funerals and other activities.
According to Kaohsiung’s invitation dated Feb. 17, the donation is presented to show “the goodwill and close affiliation between our two cities.”
“We are willing to donate six used vehicles to the City of Cebu.... I believe that our relationship will be strengthened further through various exchanges in the fields of tourism, sports, culture and economic development,” Chu Lan Yeh’s letter read.
The shipping cost, however, will be at the expense of the Cebu City Government. (RHM)
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