Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chen Ou-po (陳歐珀) yesterday defended his proposal to transform Yilan County’s Turtle Island (Gueishan Island, 龜山島) into an international tourist destination.
The island off the northeast was designated a military restricted zone in 1977, when the government forced its residents to relocate to Taiwan proper. The government lifted the restriction in 2000 to develop it for tourism.
Chen on Monday last week drew criticism from environmentalists and politicians when he proposed building an international hotel on the island.
He said that the Tourism Bureau has listed Turtle Island, five fishing villages in Yilan’s Toucheng Township (頭城) and sand
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