Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng (right) showed his report card to counter the criticism of his opponent Huang Shijie that "the municipal administration has been idle for three years." (Photo by reporter Li Rongping)
Vice President Hsiao Meiqin and Democratic Progressive Party Taoyuan mayoral candidate Huang Shijie attended the "Working together to welcome the waste" organized by the Taoyuan City Party Headquarters today (6th) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Democratic Progressive Party. Huang Shijie criticized Taoyuan's stagnant municipal development in the past three years, lack of forward-looking planning, and can't figure out where to make progress. The fundamental reason is that the Kuomintang is always passive and lazy in local governance. In this regard, the current mayor Zhang Shanzheng, who is seeking re-election, said that the progress of every construction project will be spread out in front of the citizens, and there is no need to rely on words to prove it. The central government went to Taoyuan to support Huang Shijie. Whether it really cares about Taoyuan or is an election consideration, let the citizens judge.
Zhang Shanzheng mentioned that for the MRT Green Line, it took him two years to complete the North Machinery Plant after taking office, allowing the northern section to move towards the goal of opening to traffic by the end of this year; the Green Line extension to Zhongli was started, the mechanical and electrical sign contract was launched, and the relocation of Futai Elementary School was started; especially the A23 Station of the MRT. After taking office, he insisted on adopting a jointly lengthened platform design, which is to truly establish the conditions for the future connection and interoperability of the MRT and the Green Line. Otherwise, the so-called Taoyuan Loop MRT, no matter how beautiful it is, is just a road network map. It can be said that several key links for the Green Line to move to the next stage have been resolved and moved forward during the first term.
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Zhang Shanzheng pointed out that the same is true for other municipalities. The signing of the MRT Brown Line Electrical and Mechanical Bidding, the establishment of Taoyuan Municipal Hospital was approved, and the launch of affordable housing. The construction of Taoyuan is visible. Even if his opponents are in urgent need of election sparks and criticize blindly, he and the city government team will continue to work seriously, and doing a good job in municipal administration is the priority.
Luo Chudong, director of the Tao City Government Information Department, also said that Huang Shijie advocates comprehensive subsidies for health insurance premiums for children aged 0 to 12 and seniors over 65 years old, which is initially estimated to increase by about 2 billion yuan a year. In addition, the elderly care card will be increased to 1,200 points per month to offset fees, which is estimated to cost about 7.2 billion yuan a year. The two policies add up to long-term expenditures of nearly 10 billion yuan per year. The more Huang Shijie avoids the core budget issue, the more worrying he becomes. He asked Huang, "Are you planning to reduce the "Four Festival gift money of 10,000 yuan" that your elders have already received to fill the financial gap caused by the random election checks?"
Vice President Hsiao Meiqin and Democratic Progressive Party Taoyuan mayoral candidate Huang Shijie attended the "Working together to welcome the loss" organized by the Taoyuan City Party Headquarters today (6th) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Democratic Progressive Party. (Provided by the Taoyuan City Party Headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party)
