Zhou Weihang recalls Ma Ying-jeou’s mistakes in selecting staff: Politicians should choose staff carefully

Former President Ma Ying-jeou (right), Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan (left). (File photo)

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan has been repeatedly questioned recently due to the "sugar cane left on the roadside" and his handling of the crisis during official trips. The response and decision-making capabilities of his staff team have become the focus of the political arena. Political commentator Zhou Weihang shared today (4th) his past as an aide to Ma Ying-jeou when he ran for mayor of Taipei, and shouted to Chiang Wanan: "Politics should choose their aides carefully!"

Zhou Weihang posted on Facebook today that in 1998, Ma Ying-jeou ran for Taipei mayor and held a campaign party in the playground of Qiangshu Middle School (now Xinmin Middle School) in Zhongzheng District. Halfway through the party, Ma Ying-jeou's car arrived at the school gate. There were only 5 minutes left before the grand entrance. He immediately jumped in the car to check the final procedures and speech notes with Ma Ying-jeou. At that time, Ma Ying-jeou was seizing the time to recite the political opinions he was about to publish. He suddenly pointed at one of the lines and questioned: "Weihang, has this not been done before? Do you want to ask an expert to confirm whether this can be done?"

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After Zhou Weihang took a look, he discovered that the park policy was a request made by the local mayor. Several staff members discussed it privately with the regional assistant and stuffed it directly into the speech notes without informing the policy department. Seeing that the countdown to the entrance was approaching, he said to Ma Ying-jeou on the spot: "It's too late to change it now. The brochure that has been printed on the Zhongzheng District has been sent out. It's about to be a big entrance! Hurry up and memorize it!" Although Ma Ying-jeou frowned, he didn't say much, and then entered the stage to give a speech.

The election was ultimately won by Ma Ying-jeou, while Zhou Weihang resigned on the night of his election. Unexpectedly, a few years later, he saw a news report that the Zhongzheng District Park policy could not be implemented at all. The mayor and council members were so angry that they used the campaign brochure of that year to scold the city government for skipping the vote. When faced with the question, the Macao City Government team responded that "the political position did not exist in the first place, and somehow it was included in the Zhongzheng District brochure." Zhou Weihang emphasized, "This story tells us that politicians should choose their staff carefully, and this conclusion is dedicated to Jiang Wanan."

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