Kaohsiung Mayor’s Political Opinion Conference” Hong Fanglong’s political opinion focused on climate change and called for attention to the flooding crisis

During Hong’s political speech, the focus was on climate change. (Photo by reporter Li Huizhou)

The 2026 Kaohsiung mayoral election public political statement will be held at 2 pm today (14th). Independent candidate Hong Fanglong said that he will focus on the issue of climate change and calls on candidates in the six cities to pay attention to this urgent issue for the sake of the next generation.

Hong Fanglong emphasized at the beginning that running for election was something he had never thought of before. He did not bring anyone down this time. There were no campaign flags or billboards, only 1,000 packs of tissue paper and business cards. He believed that the mayor should pay more attention to execution.

He specifically mentioned that so far he has not seen any candidate discuss climate change. Kaohsiung is facing a critical period. According to simulations released by "Greenpeace", many areas in downtown Kaohsiung will be flooded in 2050, and the 85 Building and Formosa Island will be flooded. Although it is good to listen, you still need to be prepared. No matter who is elected as mayor, they can care about this issue. For the sake of the next generation, they must care about climate change.

He said that he had referred to Google's solutions, including the sea line slowly migrating along the seashore, millions of people living in the city center, defense and slow migration, and the Qiaotou Sugar Factory Forest requiring more environmental difference assessment before planning could be made. He said, if sea levels rise, where can they go? To allow the people to discuss whether these issues should be taken action, candidates not only in Kaohsiung but also in the six capitals must pay attention to the issue of climate change.