The government must 'properly' handle the suspension of the project to expand the Central Taiwan Science Park because foreign investors are watching to see how it resolves problems, the country's economic policy planner said Friday. Christina Liu, chairperson of the Council for Economic Planning and Development, contended that if Taiwan wants to solicit foreign investors, it must do more than make attractive offers. 'What is most important is if foreign companies see investment barriers in Taiwan, they will want to know how the country removes them,' Liu said. Foreign investors only care whether the government will keep its promises, Liu added while answering reporters' questions on a recent Taiwan High Administrative Court ruling to suspend the park's expansion in Taichung and Changhua counties because the environmental impact assessment report was incomplete. Government agencies involved in the park's expansion have decided, with the support of Premier Wu Den-yih, to appeal the ruling made on Monday. Liu was also asked about Singapore's decision to study the feasibility of forging a free trade-style agreement with Taiwan. If Taiwan were to eventually sign such a deal, Liu said, she hoped it would encourage other countries to reach similar pacts with Taiwan. Liu also said she believes the countries whose economies complement Taiwan's will be the first to seek an economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan after Singapore. Singapore is Taiwan's sixth-largest trading partner and its sixth-largest source of foreign investment. Diplomatic officials have said that a Taiwan-Singapore trade pact would work well for both countries because their economies are complementary rather than competitive. 