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IAG AUG 2019年8月 亞博匯 47 IAG speaks with Shinichi Yoshida, Policy Director of Nagasaki Prefecture Planning and Promotion Department, about the progress of Nagasaki’s IR bid. 《亞博匯》與長崎縣企劃振興部政策監吉田慎一 詳談了關於長崎參與IR競爭的進度。 Driving revitalization 推動活化 Tomo Yamamoto: In Nagasaki both public and private bodies are working together for the IR bid. When did that start to happen? Shinichi Yoshida: As soon as we got set up. The driving force was the former Democratic Party administration. But this will never change, even though the administration has. TY: What is the reason behind this? Is it the prefecture’s residents? SY: We need to stop the falling population and revitalize the region. In order to do that, there is a lot of will to do things that will stabilize employment, 山本智行：在長崎的公共部門和私人機構都共同為IR競爭一事努 力。請問這是甚麼時候開始的呢？ 吉田慎一： 這是在我們剛成立的時候就已經這樣。這事的推手其 實是之前執政的民主黨政府。即使後來政府出現變動，但這件事 依然一直保持這樣。 山本智行：那背後的原因是甚麼呢？是否這縣的居民？ 吉田慎一： 我們需要停止人口下跌及活化這個地區。而為了達到 這些目標，就需要在穩定及擴充就業，還有推動經濟等方面下一 番功夫。因此，大家就達成了一個共識，令到政界及商界都團結一 expand employment and promote the economy. A consensus has been formed and both political and business forces are united in firing the Kyushu/ Nagasaki IR bid as the first bullet for Kyushu. This has given impetus and created a stage for success. TY: Is ground access to the IR location an issue? SY: We decided to purchase the western part of Huis Ten Bosch at a reasonable price. It faces Omura Bay and takes about 30 minutes by high speed boat from Nagasaki Airport. Osaka and Seoul are around 1 hour and 15 minutes to Nagasaki Airport, too. Shanghai is a little closer to Nagasaki than Tokyo. There are five 起，讓九州/長崎在IR競爭中成為整個九州射出的第一發子彈，這 也產生了驅動力，並為成功築起了基礎。 山本智行：請問通往IR地點的陸路交通有沒有問題？ 吉田慎一： 我們決定了以合理的價格購買豪斯登堡西邊的土地。 它面朝大村灣，與長崎機場只需約30分鐘的高速船船程。從大阪 與首爾只需1小時15分鐘機程亦可以到達長崎機場。上海比東京 更接近長崎一點。在2.5小時車程的範圍內，就有5個國際機場，因 此營運商們都稱讚長崎為一個國際優越地點。 日本