Keelung Mayor Debate》Tong Ziwei signed the demands of 16 vigilante groups and pledged four major visions to move forward together

With 18 days left until the end of the year, the Keelung mayoral election debate will take place at noon today (10th), with Democratic Progressive Party candidate and current speaker Tong Ziwei and Kuomintang current mayor Xie Guoliang competing on the same stage. Tong Ziwei said at the final candidate conclusion stage that he had signed the four major visions and 12 demands put forward by 16 citizen groups, and promised to strictly supervise the four connections of Xiehe, improve labor safety and educational resources, and publish a 10-year financial evaluation. He emphasized that the future of Keelung is not decided by the mayor alone, and that the number 1 on his body represents "together" working hard for Keelung.

Tong Ziwei pointed out that for the progress of a city, in addition to public construction planning, the municipal government must also be able to hear the diverse voices and needs of citizens. Last month, 16 citizen groups in Keelung City jointly proposed four major visions and 12 policy demands to the mayoral candidate. They have completed the signing and reported future governance concepts based on the four major visions, including first, building a sustainable city. Keelung is built on the harbor and sea. The sea is both livelihood and an asset for the next generation. He promised to strictly supervise the impact of the development of Concorde 4 on marine ecology and port security during his term of office; the operating license of the old fuel-fired units of Concorde 3 and 4 expired in March 2028, and he advocated that it should not be extended in accordance with the law; he also sought from the central government a ban on netting on the three northern islands, tracked the restoration of marine resources, and introduced anti-bird collision designs for public buildings to reduce ecological poisons in public areas.

Second, build a city that takes care of people. He will promote the occupational disaster reduction plan, establish occupational disaster maps and contractors' occupational safety resumes, improve medical, legal and reconstruction services for disaster-stricken workers and their families; promote community mental health services at home, provide pre-medical care consultation subsidies of up to 2,000 yuan; and promote immersive ethnic language teaching starting from the elementary school attached to Badou to inherit the indigenous language and culture.

Third, work with citizen groups to create cities where education is rooted. During his term of office, he will establish a dedicated and open and transparent system for education funds, increase the proportion of local organic ingredients in school nutritious lunches and supplement nutritionists; improve the class size towards 20 students per class in elementary schools and 25 students in junior high schools; at the same time, supplement the manpower of special education assistants and assessment professionals, and improve the teacher-student ratio in resource classes.

Fourth, build a city with a future. During his term of office, he will announce a 10-year inter-period financial assessment and regularly review the subsidy policy; establish a cultural advisory committee to introduce private decision-making; promote the Keelung Hall of Fame, strive to receive the conversion of the Haigong into a museum ship, and evaluate the revitalization of the historical waterfront of the Tianliao River and the vision for sailing.

Tong Ziwei emphasized that the city’s future is not decided by the mayor alone, but needs to be discussed and coordinated by everyone. He grew up in Keelung and loves this city deeply. The number 1 on his body represents "together" to face problems, find answers, and make Keelung progress. He calls on the public to support the number 1 boy, Ziwei, and work together for Keelung's future.