Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/27
By: Fang Ching-yi and Elizabeth Hsu
Hanoi, Sept. 27 (CNA) The steel unit of Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) in the Vietamese
A June 30 video shows officials of the steel plant apoligize for the pollution.
province of Ha Tinh, which is being sued by over 200 Vietnamese fishermen for compensation over pollution, said Tuesday that the case will be handled by the Vietnamese government.
Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Vice General Manager Yu Ching-chang (余慶璋) told CNA that the company has received all the information regarding the lawsuits, but said that the matter will be handled by the Vietnamese government.
The company has nothing to do with the matter, and is therefore unable to comment, Yu said. l He said that Formosa is trying its best to fulfill its environmental protection commitments as required by the Vietnamese government, and added that the company’s efforts have won the approval of the relevant local authorities.
According to Vietnamese media reports, more than 200 fishermen from several central Vietnamese provinces traveled Monday to Ky Anh, a town in Ha Tinh, to sue the steel plant at the Ky Anh People’s Court for discharging toxic water into the sea in April, causing massive fish deaths. [FULL STORY]
