Yu Shyi-kun Criticizes 'Three Nos Policy' for Kaohsiung Gas Explosion as Cold-blooded: Urges Executive Yuan to Have 'Compassion, Commander, and Reconstruction Funding' Three Essentials
This article records former Premier Yu Shyi-kun's views on the follow-up handling of the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosion. Regarding the 'Three Nos Policy' proposed by then-Premier Jiang Yi-huah (no special law, no special budget, and no specific agency), Yu Shyi-kun criticized it as too cold-blooded and proposed three essentials instead: compassion, a commander, and reconstruction funding, emphasizing that the government should show humanitarian care and proactive actions after the disaster.
In 2014, when the gas explosion occurred in Kaohsiung, Premier Jiang Yi-huah proposed a “Three Nos Policy” in the follow-up handling: no special law, no special budget, and no dedicated agency.
Yu Shyi-kun of the DPP stated that he felt the Executive Yuan’s “Three Nos Policy” was too cold, even cold-blooded.
Yu Shyi-kun made recommendations to the Executive Yuan, suggesting there should be “Three Essentials”.
First, have Compassion.
Second, have a Commander.
Third, have Reconstruction Funding.
Yu Shyi-kun believed that the Executive Yuan should act according to these “Three Essentials”: compassion, a commander, and reconstruction funding.
