Vice Premier Eric Liluan Chu stressed the importance of execution, safety and quality Friday when inspecting construction work related to a planned aviation park in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan County. Chu heard briefings by officials about the improvement work being carried out at Terminal One of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and about the ongoing construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system's Linkou line linking Taipei with the country's largest airport. According to Transportation Ministry officials, the renovation of the airport's shabby terminal is slated for completion in 2011, while construction of the MRT's Linkou line, now 41 percent complete instead of the 28 percent that had been originally projected, is also slated to wrap up in 2012. Taipei Magistrate Chou Hsi-wei accompanied Chu during the inspection of a construction site on the Linkou line and both expressed hope that completion of the line will boost development in the areas adjacent to the airport. It was their first encounter since Chou forswore his bid to seek a second term as magistrate in late February at a time when Chu was widely reported as the favored candidate to be picked by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) to run in the year-end mayoral elections in Xinbei City (upgraded from Taipei County into one of five special municipalities). However, Chu was reluctant to answer reporters' questions related to the election campaign, while Chou explained that relevant issues will be made public after the KMT officially fields Chu as its candidate. Meanwhile that day, Lin Chia-long of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) , who is seeking the party's nomination to take part in the mayoral race in Taichung, said he will continue moving toward his goal despite reports that the party's Frank Hsieh, a former premier, wants to run there. Incumbent Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, a heavyweight of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) who has made known his intention to vie for the post of Taichung mayor, declined to comment on the speculation. 'This is a matter for the DPP and I am not in a position to talk about it,' he said. 