Keelung 16 citizen groups put forward 12 demands! Tong Ziwei was the first to sign the commitment letter
The first of the three candidates signed, promising to establish a regular collaborative governance platform between citizens and the city government
Quick Look
- 16 citizen groups in Keelung City proposed 4 major visions and 12 policy demands, and invited 3 mayoral candidates to sign and accept supervision.
- Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tong Ziwei became the first candidate to sign the "Policy Commitment Letter" and "Performance Guarantee", and promised that if elected, he would establish a platform for citizen groups and the city government to work together on regular governance every year.
- Current mayor Xie Guoliang said that among the 12 demands, 5 have no problems, 4 have conditions, and 3 need to be evaluated, and he is willing to negotiate with citizen groups more than twice a year.
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Why It Matters
The Keelung mayoral election is heating up. 16 citizen groups covering the fields of environment, ecology, marine fisheries, education, and labor put forward 4 major visions and 12 policy demands before the election, including sustainability of fisheries, nutritious lunches for students, earmarked funds for education budgets, and the return of teachers to their professions. They invited three mayoral candidates to sign and accept post-election supervision.
The Keelung mayoral election is heating up. 16 Keelung citizen groups proposed four major visions and 12 policy demands for the city before the election, and invited three mayoral candidates to sign and accept supervision. Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate Tong Ziwei visited a citizen group today and signed a "Policy Commitment Letter" and a "Performance Guarantee", becoming the first of the three candidates to sign.
Keelung City, including 16 citizen groups including environmental ecology, marine fisheries, education, and labor, has recently proposed four major visions and 12 policies, including fishery sustainability, nutritious lunches for students, dedicated education budgets, teachers returning to their professions, etc. They hope that candidates will give specific responses and commitments. After the election, citizen groups will continue to monitor whether these political opinions are implemented.
Tong Ziwei visited a citizen group today and signed a "Policy Commitment Letter" and a "Performance Guarantee." Tong Ziwei said that his political opinions have successively raised a number of related issues including cultural preservation, education, and environmental sustainability. He has many governance concepts that are similar to those of citizen groups, so he signed relevant documents after communicating with citizen groups.
Tong Ziweibiao also promised on the spot that if he serves as mayor in the future, he will establish a platform for citizen groups and the city government to work together on regular governance. Every year, the city government-level supervisor will personally host relevant meetings to communicate on important public issues.
Wang Xingzhi, the initiator of the event and the convener of the Action Group to Protect Waimushan, said that Tong Ziwei responded quickly to the demands of 16 citizen groups and was very positive. He also very much hopes that other candidates will follow suit and respond as soon as possible, and follow Taiwan's citizen movement to promote the progress of Keelung City.
Mayor Xie Guoliang said that the 12 demands of citizen groups should not be expressed together. After the city government studied it, it felt that 5 were absolutely no problem, 4 were conditional, and 3 still need to be evaluated. He is also very willing to go to the city government with citizen groups more than twice a year to discuss relevant policies in the future.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The remaining two mayoral candidates will follow up by signing the citizens' group's policy pledge
Likely · Within days
If Tong Ziwei is elected mayor, he will establish a platform for citizen groups and the city government to work together on governance on a regular basis every year.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- Will the remaining two mayoral candidates sign policy pledges?
- How will citizen groups specifically supervise the implementation of various political opinions after the election?
- After Tong Ziweiruo is elected, the specific operation methods and timetable of the collaborative governance platform between citizens and the city government will be announced
