
There will be a total of 8 political speeches by county councilors from the 18th to the 25th. The political speeches of the county magistrate will be broadcast live on Beijing TV Cable TV and YouTube.
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The 115th election of local civil servants in Hsinchu County will be held on the 28th of this month. The Hsinchu County Election Committee has only held political opinion presentations for the legislative election in the past. This time, due to the willingness and cooperation of the county magistrate candidates, it will hold a publicly televised political statement for the county magistrate election for the first time.
The Hsinchu County Election Committee is scheduled to hold the first public television political statement on the county magistrate election from 10 am to 12 am on Thursday, the 19th (Thursday), and it will be broadcast live simultaneously through Beijing TV Cable TV and the Hsinchu County Election Committee YouTube channel. (Photo by reporter Liao Xueru)
The 115th Hsinchu County local civil servant election will be held on the 28th of this month. The Hsinchu County Election Committee stated today (11th) that in addition to holding a public political opinion presentation for the county council election from the 18th to the 25th, this year will usher in a major breakthrough. On the 19th (Thursday) From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., for the first time, a public TV political statement for the county magistrate election was held, and it was broadcast live simultaneously through Beijing TV Cable TV and the Hsinchu County Election Committee YouTube channel, allowing villagers to follow the political opinions of the candidates at any time regardless of location.
The Zhuxian County Election Committee stated that in the past, it had only held political opinion presentations for the legislative election. This time, the county magistrate candidates were willing to participate and cooperate. In order to let voters fully understand the candidates' policy concepts and governance vision, the county magistrate election public television political opinion presentation was held for the first time, and a simultaneous live broadcast was thoughtfully arranged.
In addition, a total of 8 public political opinion presentations are planned for the county council election, which will be held at Baidili Assembly Hall in Zhubei City on November 18, Zhudong Hakka Opera Park (Gongyi Building) in Zhudong Town on November 19, and Hukou on the morning of the 20th. Xiangxiansheng Palace, Xinfeng Township Yuanshan Activity Center in the afternoon, Zhubei City Dongpingli Assembly Hall on the 21st, Guanxi Town Changshou Hall on the 23rd, Jianshi Township Aboriginal Cultural Center on the 24th, and Wufeng Township Multifunctional Gymnasium on the 25th.
In response to the high-profile county magistrate election political meeting, the Election Committee pointed out that although the event was not open to the public directly, it specifically expanded the opportunities for voters to access information through multiple communication channels. Chairman Xu Yuandong called on the public political opinion conference to be an important platform for candidates to explain their ideas and for voters to make rational evaluations. Every vote is related to the future development of the local area. Folks are welcome to attend the meeting to listen to the political opinions of the members, and watch the TV or online live broadcast on time on the morning of the 19th, carefully evaluate and cast a sacred vote.
The Hsinchu County Election Committee will hold a public political statement for the county council election from the 18th to the 25th, and a public television political statement for the county magistrate election from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on the 19th. (Photo by reporter Liao Xueru)

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