After a first bone marrow transplant Chiu's condition stabilized somewhat, and he returned to work. At the time, the Legislative Yuan was in the middle of considering a bill providing incentives for private sector participation in transportation projects, and Chiu threw himself into the work of compiling advocacy materials for the HSR.
第一次骨髓移植手術完成，病情稍稍穩定，邱錦祥就回來上班，當時正值立法院審查「獎勵民間參與交通建設條例」，他又投入高鐵宣導資料的彙整工作。