The residents of Pingtung County’s Sandimen Township’s Dashe village, Majia Township’s Majia Village, and Wutai Township’s Haocha Village have moved into the Rinari permanent housing base built by the government and the World Vision Taiwan Foundation. The move-in ceremony was today (25th). In order to celebrate the move, President Ma came to the ceremony. CEO Lin Join-sane and Deputy CEO Chern Jenn-Chuan of the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council, Executive Yuan, Deputy Minister Lin Tzu ling of MOI, Minister Sun Ta-chuan of Council of Indigenous Peoples, Magistrate Tsao Chi Hung of Pingtung County, Chairman Kung Tian Shing and Executive Director Hank Du of World Vision Taiwan and other guests all came to participate. Tribal representatives also attended the ceremony. The celebration was carried out with the traditional four-step dance, and the sprinkling of soil from the home land.

President Ma said that this is the third time he visited Majia, and each time he felt close to the community. Because "I came from Ma’s Family (Majia), I went to Majia, where I live is Majia ". The clan was deeply moved, and responded with warm applause. He said the first time he visited the Majia base, the grounds were covered with acacia trees, and how beautiful it was now that the area was covered with inclined roof houses, thanks to private enterprise groups which helped to rebuild. The government actually had done a lot also, from making laws (the Special Act for Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction), to providing the budget, water, electricity, roads, communications and other public facilities, to relevant coordination. The most critical aspect was the land. Simply put, the laws were astounding. In the past, such a large area like Majia would take about at least one year for EIA, not including city plans. Based on reconstruction following the Special Act and its article regarding simplification of application procedure, the development and reconstruction was accelerated.

President Ma is concerned about the resettlement. When he had just taken office, and had been there for less than two months, he paid a visit to the transitional settlement for Haocha village’s tribe at Ailiao camp and spent the night with victims at the Longquan camp. He even jogged on the playground the morning after, to gain first-hand experience of the residents’ life. Today, as he saw the completion of the construction of permanent housing, scenes of his visit to the camp came to mind. He was pleased and moved.

President Ma especially emphasized that enhancing national economic development and reconstruction is the focus of our country's work today. He is pleased that, to date, 1,774 permanent houses has been completed. The completion of this base took the concerted efforts from both the central government and the local government so that it could be completed within the time limit; of course, the full support of World Vision Taiwan allowed the project to complete the construction of 483 permanent houses in just 9 months. This kind of efficiency and resource integration is enviable in the international arena, and it symbolizes the advantages of government and private cooperation!

President Ma stressed that Taiwan not only take cares of its own people, when we have any energy left, we also provide foreign aid. In Haiti, Taiwan will build 1,200 permanent houses, and they will be built according to the "Taiwan model", meaning the housing can be used permanently, can be inherited, but the ownership can not be disposed of. In the future Taiwan will be seen in four important roles internationally: as a peacemaker, as a provider of humanitarian assistance, as a cultural promoter, and as a creator of new technology and biotechnology. The global vision is to be a humanitarian aid provider. With the Government’s cooperation, I believe that Taiwan will exude more light on the international stage and can also provide inspiration to the international community.

After guests gave their congratulatory speeches, Executive Director Du gave the model house to President Ma and the Mayor. Then, the model homes were transferred to the three village chiefs. The ceremony was completed. Chief Hsu Chun Mei of Dashe village represented all residents and presented President Ma with the "honorary villager Card " President Ma then headed to the home of the village chief for locally produced tea and coffee, and to chat with locals.

The celebration extended to the evening, with local villagers and staff gathering together to enjoy a rich feast. Tables numbered around 200, and amid the vibrant sounds of Aboriginal singers, the joy of the successful conclusion of the ceremony was enjoyed by all. Deputy CEO Chern Jenn-Chuan also presented a NT$ fifty thousand red envelope on behalf of the President to the three villages, to celebrate the tribes’ homecoming. Activities reached a successful conclusion with a fireworks show.