DRAMATIC:The number of abnormalities on the line dropped from 4,522 to 25 after Tsai Ing-wen took office, the MOTC’s deputy minister said

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 29, 2016
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

The government is proactive about resolving the issues facing the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport MRT line, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said yesterday, adding that the line will not begin operations until it is certified to be safe.

The ministry made the statement after a committee it formed last month announced on Saturday that most problems facing the line have been addressed and it can begin operations soon.

Before President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration took office on May 20, Taoyuan Metro Corp had identified 4,522 abnormalities that occurred during the tests conducted by the Bureau of High Speed Rail and Marubeni Corp, the Japanese contractor in charge of building the line’s signaling system.

The metro company was at the time headed by Ho Nuan-hsuan (何煖軒), now the chairman of China Airlines.     [FULL  STORY]