一週大事03/15～03/24

●Council Speaker Visited Taipei County Association
After waiting for forty years, the old and well-established(1) Kinmen Fellow Townsmen Association of Taipei County, founded in 1970, finally had the opportunity to welcome the Kinmen County Council Delegation headed by the Speaker on March 20. Director-General, Huang, Xian-Ping (黃獻平) and all general committee members warmly greeted the delegation and held enthusiastic discussions at an informal meeting. Legislator, Zhang, Qing-Zhong (Taipei County) (張慶忠) whose origin is Qing-Yu, Jin-Sha Township in Kinmen, and legislator Lin, De-Fu, (林德福) who has been showing great concerns over Kinmen related issues and acts, also came together to pledge support for the "Kinmen Bridge" construction budget.
●議長首次組團訪北縣同鄉會
一九七○年創會﹐成立已四十年的老字號台北縣金門同鄉會會所﹐20日終於等到首次由議長組團的金門縣議會訪問團到訪。理事長黃獻平親率全體理監事及各服務處處長熱烈迎賓﹐與議員展開交流座談。祖籍金沙青嶼的台北縣立委張慶忠﹐長期關注金門法案推動的立委林德福﹐也趕來相聚﹐誓言守住「金門大橋」建設預算。

●Shandong & Beijing Seniors Visit Kinmen in Transit
A total of 800 tourists from the Elder Physical Education Association, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China, traveled in three groups consecutively for three days to Taiwan, via Kinmen, started on March 20. Another tour group of 337 from Beijing arrived in Kinmen on March 20 after their trip in Taiwan. The number of tour groups visiting Kinmen for two days and one night in transit to Taiwan or back to China is rapidly increasing. The "Taiwan Kinmen and Xiamen Tourism Circle" is just starting!
●山東﹑北京銀髮族中轉金門參觀旅遊
大陸山東濟南老年體協康樂旅遊團共計800人﹐20日起分三天﹑三批次﹐在金門停留後中轉前往台灣旅遊。另有來自北京的旅遊團共337人﹐結束台灣行程後﹐20日抵金參訪。來自大陸﹐在金門停留二天一夜再中轉往返的旅行團﹐數量越來越多﹐「台金廈旅遊圈」已儼然成型﹗

●Despite Environmental Assessment Failure Astro Determined To Invest In Kinmen
The environmental impact assessment for the spotlighted(2) Kinmen Industrial and Business Park development project proposed by Astro Corp. (泰偉電子) was held on March 19. Due to the concerns of the review committee over the land, water resource and environmental pollution, the project did not successfully pass inspection. Astro said that they will make persistent(3) efforts to achieve quality standards for the next inspection scheduled within six months, thus pursuing their interest in the Kinmen investment.
●泰偉環評未過 投資金門決心不變
　 眾所矚目的泰偉金門工商綜合區開發案19日進行環境影響評估。審查委員對土地﹑水資源﹑環境污染等仍有疑慮﹐該案並沒有順利過關。泰偉表示﹐將再接再厲﹐預定半年內申請再審﹐投資金門的決心不變。

●Expecting the Welcome of City God To Become International Event
At a conference on March 19, Kinmen County Magistrate, Li, Wo-Shi emphasized an extensive promotion of the Welcoming City God Activity to be held on Lunar April 12th. He mentioned implementing strategies and performing religious tourism marketing functions to attract Taiwan, China and even international tourists to visit Kinmen and participate in the activities, with the anticipation of this event becoming an international temple activity.
●迎城隍盼成全國性廟會活動
　 金門縣長李沃士19日在一項會議中強調﹐希望透過策略﹐擴大推動農曆四月十二的迎城隍廟會活動﹐發揮宗教觀光的行銷功能﹐吸引台灣﹑大陸﹐甚至國際觀光客來金門觀光﹑參與﹐最終希望成為全國性廟會活動。

●Li: To Build the Shopping Paradise for Kinmen's Economic Take-off
Kinmen County Magistrate, Li, Wo-Shi listened to the presentation for the KKL's proposal for a Kinmen duty-free shop along with the development of Huagangshi (literally Granite ) Hospital area. Li suggested that KKL apply for duty-free shops at Shangyi Airport or Shuitou Pier via equity investment(4) while seeking suitable locations in the towns. He also welcomed local businesses to join in the building of a shopping paradise that will drive the economic take-off in Kinmen.
●縣長李沃士﹕打造購物天堂讓金門經濟起飛
　 金門縣長李沃士18日聽取一項有關金酒公司籌設離島免稅購物商店﹐以及花崗石院區開發簡報。他裁示﹐金酒公司轉投資免稅店可先申請在尚義機場﹑水頭港區開設﹐同時在市區覓妥適當地點開店﹐也歡迎地方業者加入﹐共同打造購物天堂﹐帶動金門經濟起飛。

●Stationing of Airborne Service Corps in Kinmen Expected This Year
Legislator Chen, Fu-Hai invited the Director-General of Airborne Service Corps, Chen, Chong-Xian, (陳崇賢) Director of Aviation Mission Division Lin, Zheng-Xun, (林政勳) and others to negotiate the possibility of the Airborne Service Corps being stationed in Kinmen. Related personnel from the Aviation Mission Division will come to Kinmen to negotiate the planning of aircraft configuration, and to hold an on-site inspection the surrounding of fleet.
●空勤總隊進駐金門 年內可望實現
立委陳福海十七日邀集空勤總隊總隊長陳崇賢﹑航務組組長林政勳等人﹐研商空勤總隊進駐金門的可行性。航務組人員近期將來金協商﹐規劃飛機之配置﹐並現場勘察機隊駐地環境設施。

●Expanded Use of Transportation Vouchers Proposed
Showing concern for the students, the Kinmen County Government has established the "Implementation Measures of Airplane Ticket Subsidies for Students in Kinmen County". It is expected that the vouchers will be applied to ferry tickets and to the purchase of school supplies this year in order to substantially benefit the students on the island.
●交通券擬擴大使用範圍
　 金門縣政府為嘉惠學子﹐訂有「學生航空票價補貼辦法」﹐今年可望擴大將船舶票券及圖書文具均納入適用範疇﹐以實質嘉惠學生。

●Nineteen Military Camps To Released & Activated
Kinmen County Government and Kinmen Defense Command held the on-site inspection of the vacant camps on March 17. The current release of the camps has identified 19 places that will be submitted to each unit for an overall planning and development to restore new life to the old camps.
●軍方十九處營區可望釋出﹑活化
　 金門縣政府17日與金防部針對空置營區展開實地會勘﹐目前已確定釋出營區有十九處﹐將交由各單位進行整體規劃與開發﹐重新賦予舊營區新生命。

●KKL and KMIT Signed Letter of Cooperative Intent
KKL and KMIT signed a letter of Cooperative Intent on March 16. County Magistrate, Li, Wo-Shi, bore witness to the event. He expressed his expectation for the head of industry, the KKL, and the highest seat of learning at KMIT, to unite together to further develop Kinmen's industry, enabling Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor to hold its position on the island and to further broaden the export market both cross-strait and globally.
●金酒公司與金門技術學院簽署合作意向書
　 金酒公司和國立金門技術學院16日簽署合作意向書﹐縣長李沃士等人到場見證﹐期許產業龍頭和金門最高學府結合﹐共同為金門產學發展攜手合作﹐讓金酒立足金門﹑行銷兩岸﹑佈局全球。

●1. well-established-(adj.)信譽卓著的。
●2. spotlighted-(adj.)受矚目的。
●3. persistent-(adj.)持續不變﹑堅持不懈的。
●4. equity investment-股權投資。亦即一般概念中所謂的「轉投資」。企業若以購買其他企業股票﹐或以貨幣資金﹑無形資產和其他實物資產直接投資於其他單位者﹐均可稱為「股權投資」。長期性的股權投資﹐最終目的是為了透過利潤或股利獲取經濟利益﹔抑或基於生產鍊的垂直整合需求﹐透過持股方式達到控制上﹑下游企業之目的﹐以便原來母公司的生產經營活動得以順利遂行。