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Updated Thursday, June 26, 2008 0:00 am TWN, CNA

Ma administration asked to cash casino check

PENGHU, Taiwan -- The Penghu county government and council urged the new administration under President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday to deliver on Ma’s campaign promise to permit the operation of casinos on the outlying island.

“We are ready for the development of casino tourism, “ declared Penghu County Magistrate Wang Chien-fa, warning that he and Liu-Chen Chao-ling, speaker of the Penghu County Council, will not rule out the possibility of staging a sit-in in front of the Presidential Office if the administration continues to turn a deaf ear to Penghu’s calls.

Speaking at a news conference at the Penghu County Council, Wang said that Penghu does not want just casinos. Rather, it has envisioned developing some areas into multi-faceted tourist complexes that would include casino resorts, theme parks, shopping malls, conference centers and exhibition sites.

Liu-Chen said that President Ma promised publicly during his “thank you” tour of Penghu April 9 that once the offshore island’s residents reach a consensus on the casino issue, the central government will help to facilitate the plan, pending legislative approval.

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