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 submitted an explanation during the first stage of political debate, advocating that the city government contract tourist buses to run directly from Keelung to Taipei with empty buses, and promised to replace old buses with new ones. He simultaneously proposed specific plans for the seven major administrative regions, criticizing Xie Guoliang for being at the bottom of the list of administrative satisfaction, and Keelung should not get used to being last.
Tong Ziwei pointed out that he grew up in Keelung, and three generations of his grandparents have lived in Keelung. He wants to be a "life mayor" who takes care of all matters in people's lives, and solves traffic problems first. There are more than 100,000 commuters in Keelung who must travel between Shuangbei and Keelung every day. However, the situation of national highway passenger transportation has never improved. Therefore, he proposed two major methods: The first is to contract the city government to use tour buses as passenger transportation, increase the frequency of peak hours, and have to depart from Keelung directly to the city hall for transfer. station, shortening the journey and increasing the total passenger load factor, and will be expanded to the seven major administrative regions in the future; the second is to implement the medium- and long-term plan. The widening project of National Highway No. 1 from No. 5 to Xizhi Interchange has been approved by the Executive Yuan. In the future, it will be widened from a four-lane road to a six-lane road to alleviate congestion. The city government will cooperate with the central government to ensure that it is completed on schedule and with quality.
In terms of urban transportation, Tong Ziwei questioned that Xie Guoliang announced in 2024 that 123 large buses would be replaced within two years. Now at the end of 2026, he has only announced the purchase of 30 electric buses in a hurry. The achievement rate is less than 30% and no charging stations have been built. Citizens cannot rest assured about this kind of execution. After taking office, he promised to completely replace old buses with new ones, update smart electronic stop signs, and improve driver salaries and benefits to make up for the shortfall and stabilize bus service.
Tong Ziwei also proposed plans for seven major administrative districts, including improving transportation connections in Zhongshan District and building a West Coast Marine Ecological Museum; Xinyi District renovating the Liuhe parking lot and introducing YouBike to create a waterfront light corridor in conjunction with Tianliao River improvement; Anle District upgrading the baseball field sports park, adding a National Sports Center and integrating the Lover Lake Public Park Park; the new municipal building in Renai District integrates bureaus and promotes the revitalization of the old city; Qidu District builds a water sports center and a park that integrates people and pets; Nuannuan District promotes people-friendly youth living settlements, combining social housing, entrepreneurial bases and public trusts; Zhongzheng District connects Zhengbin Fishing Port and Heping Island, revitalizing the old fishermen's association building into a strategic center for film and television.
Finally, Tong Ziwei emphasized that in the past few years that Xie Guoliang has been in power, his policy performance has been almost at the bottom or last in magazine evaluations, and the number of tourists and returnees has decreased. He called on "We should not get used to being last, we deserve better treatment." Keelung does not need a mayor who only has a passing score of 60 points, but someone who sees the city's 120 points of beauty and is willing to work hard with 100 points, hoping to make Keelung a city that is easy to live in, fun and interesting.
Tong Ziwei, the Keelung mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, criticized Keelung Mayor Xie Guoliang for being the last in terms of satisfaction with his administration. Keelung should not get used to being last. (Picture taken from Convergence News Network live broadcast)
