Tong Ziwei, the Keelung mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, has more than 3,000 official LINE friends, and the number of friends exceeds that of the current mayor, Xie Guoliang. Tong Ziwei said today (1st) that the recent rapid growth of friends mainly comes from two waves of promotion. One is that former President Tsai Ing-wen recently introduced Tong Ziwei to supporters through the official LINE as "Promising Youth"; the other is that after Amma Huang entered the Keelung Port, it attracted the attention of a large number of young people and families with children. In addition, President Lai Qingde personally came to light the lanterns, and the discussion increased greatly.
Tong Ziwei said that the number of official LINE friends exceeded 3,000, and he must first thank former President Tsai Ing-wen. After Tsai Ing-wen accompanied him to visit Keelung in early September, she recently introduced him to more friends through her official LINE as "Promising Youth", allowing many people who were not familiar with Tong Ziwei to begin to better understand his municipal ideas and urban planning. He said that this support is not only an encouragement to the team, but also means that more people are starting to care about Keelung’s next step.
Tong Ziwei pointed out that another wave of significant growth comes from the most eye-catching "Huang Ama" in recent times. After the 15-meter-tall Huang Ama entered Keelung Port, a large number of young friends and families with their children can be seen at the port in the past few days. There are also many tourists from other counties and cities who come here to take photos and check in. According to statistics from the online media "Current Affairs", there were more than 5,000 discussions related to "Amma Huang in Keelung" in September, with a large number of discussions concentrated in the week after entering Hong Kong and lighting up the lights, showing that the event has successfully brought more people's attention to Keelung.
Tong Ziwei said that President Lai Qingde also came to Keelung Port in person a few days ago to light up the "Huang Ama" with him. He said that Keelung was "born and prosperous because of Hong Kong" and affirmed the development direction of integration of the East and West coasts and cooperation with the Hong Kong city. He believes that for a city to progress, what is really important is whether it can use good methods to allow more people to see Keelung again, enter Keelung, be willing to stay, and finally bring consumption, investment and job opportunities into the city.
Tong Ziwei pointed out that this was also the core thinking behind his proposal of the "Basic-Hong Kong Twin Hearts" plan. From the "East Coast Tourism Core, West Coast International Center" to lighting up the West Coast, Water Taxi, and inviting business people to actually enter the port area to understand the conditions of Keelung, the purpose is to make Keelung Port once again the core of citizens' life, tourism consumption, industrial investment and city brand, rather than just a space for ships to enter and exit.
Tong Ziwei said that in the future, he hopes to put cultural activities, urban marketing, transportation construction and industrial investment into the same urban blueprint. Good activities can bring crowds, good transportation can increase stays, and good investment can further create job opportunities; real urban governance is to integrate these elements to form a positive cycle of long-term development.
Tong Ziwei finally said that 3,000 LINE friends is not the end, but a new beginning. He also reminded himself that more people are concerned about Keelung's future. He said that he will continue to maintain enthusiasm, vitality and creativity, and propose more specific municipal plans and policies to make Keelung better to live in and have more fun, and become a more interesting city with more development opportunities.
