CPDC refuses to remove pipeline on legal groundsCPDC拒絕移除管道有法律依據－愛薇塔樂學英文

CPDC refuses to remove pipeline on legal groundsCPDC拒絕移除管道有法律依據

By Queena Yen
August 20, 2014, 12:01 am TWN

The removal of a pipeline around the site of the Kaohsiung gas explosions was forced to stop yesterday after China Petrochemical Development Corporation (CPDC) did not cooperate with the effort to remove the company's pipeline, saying that the government did not have a legal reason for demanding the company remove the pipelines.

In order to guarantee the progress of the reconstruction effort and the safety of citizens around the blast site, local authorities started to cut and remove the pipeline yesterday.

However, according to the Water Resources Bureau (WRA), the CPDC sent legal counsel to the site to call a halt to the operation, stating that the pipeline still belongs to the company and the government does not have the authority to remove it.

Although the CPDC issued a statement earlier in the morning expressing that it is willing to cooperate with the removal since it benefits citizens, it reneged on that statement at the site.

The CPDC pointed out that the government's decision to forbid the company to put the pipeline back has seriously affected not only its business but also the whole industry, and could also violate many employees' basic rights. In addition, the CPDC demanded the City Government conduct operations according to the law and think twice before making any decisions.

“We also worry that if we can no longer use the pipeline for transport we may need to use tank cars, which may be more dangerous than pipelines,” said Yu Chien-sung (余建松), a CPDC spokesman.

Responding to the CPDC, the government issued a statement in which it restated its position regarding the removal of the pipeline. According to the Public Works Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government, the pipeline is supposed to transport oil. Yet, it has been found to transport propylene instead. Therefore, the removal of the pipeline has to be completed as soon as possible. In addition, the other pipelines at within same system should be gotten rid of as well.

The city government also pointed out that if there are any disagreements, companies can file an appeal for further deliberation.

Kaohsiung City Government Ready for Pipeline Removal

During the morning, three bureaus of the Kaohsiung City Government, the Labor Affairs Bureau (LAB), the Environmental Protective Bureau (EPB) and WRA were at the site where the pipeline was to be removed in order to supervise the work.

The operation is time-consuming. Before removal, the city government needed to negotiate an agreement with prosecutors. After the prosecutors agreed to the operation, technicians could start work. They had to be very careful when carrying out the operation since there could still be harmful gases left in the pipe.

CPDC拒絕移除管道有法律依據

由Queena日元
2014年8月20日，上午12:01 TWN

周圍的高雄瓦斯爆炸事故的現場管道的拆除被迫停止後，昨天中國石油化學工業開發公司（CPDC）沒有用，努力消除公司的管道合作，他說，政府沒有合法的理由，要求該公司移除管道。

為了保證重建工作和周圍的爆炸現場市民的安全的進展情況，當地政府開始削減，並於昨日刪除的管道。

然而，根據水資源局（WRA），該CPDC派律師到現場叫停的操作，說明該管道仍屬於該公司與政府沒有權力將其刪除。

雖然CPDC發表聲明，在上午早些時候表示，它願意，因為它有利於公民拆除合作，這違背了在現場的說法。

該CPDC指出，政府決定禁止該公司把管道回嚴重影響不僅是它的業務，但也是整個行業，也可能違反許多員工的基本權利。此外，CPDC依法要求市政府進行操作和三思作出任何決定之前。

“我們也擔心，如果我們可以不再使用的管道運輸，我們可能需要用坦克車，這可能比管道更危險，說：”遊幹唱（余建松）中，CPDC發言人。

針對這些CPDC，政府發表了一份聲明，其中重申其對去除管道的立場。根據高雄市政府建設局，管道應該是輸送石油。然而，已經發現運送丙烯代替。因此，在除去管線，必須盡快完成。此外，其他的管道在同一系統內應擺脫了為好。

市政府還指出，如果有任何分歧，公司可以對文件進行進一步討論提出上訴。

高雄市政府準備拆除管道

在上午，高雄市政府三局，勞工事務局（勞顧會）的環保局（EPB）和保水劑是在操作現場，管道是為了監督工作被刪除。