With the completion of the North Link Railroad between Suao and Hualien, a major port city at the northern end of the narrow coastal plain due to be completed by the end of this year, further development in eastern Taiwan is possible.
當港內風浪開始變大，或颱風已近達四百公里左右時，防颱措施即開始正式作業，這種作業在八小時內一定全部完成。