Premier Wu Den-yih inspected tourist facilities on scenic Gueishan Island, also known as Turtle Island, off the coast of northeastern Taiwan Sunday. Accompanied by Tourism Bureau Director-General Janice Lai, Wu first embarked on a dolphin-watching cruise in waters off the coast of Yilan, where some 1,000 dolphins could be seen swimming and leaping out of the water. The premier then went ashore on Gueishan Island, where he was briefed on the island's tourism facilities and development plans at the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area Administration (NCNSAA) office on the islet. Wu lauded the quality of the dolphin-watching cruises and guided tours of the island. Commenting on Yilan Magistrate Lin Tsung-hsien's proposal that the NCNSAA's jurisdiction area be expanded to cover his county's Nanfangao region and that the second phase of land expropriation for northeast coast scenic area development be extended to include the county's Toucheng Township, Wu said the central government basically has a positive outlook toward the proposals. 'As long as the proposals can enhance the beauty and magnificence of our northeastern coastline and facilitate the region's development, the central government will throw its full support behind them,' Wu said. Addressing Lin's complaint that the central government has not offered sufficient financial aid for the ongoing Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival, Wu said the county government did not make any requests for money to either the Ministry of Transportation and Communications or the Council for Cultural Affairs. The festival is sponsored by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party- controlled Yilan county government. Wu said the central government has in the past supported many large-scale international activities organized by the Yilan county government and will continue to do so regardless of the party affiliation of its magistrate. Gueishan Island was formally opened for regulated tourist visits in 2000 as a maritime ecological park. From April through November, up to 500 tourists are allowed to visit the island daily on weekdays and 700 on weekends. 