Chen Qimai emphasized that in the next four years, Kaohsiung will be a city of science and technology, livability, happiness and international tourism.

(Provided by the Election Committee)

[Reporter Wang Rongxiang / Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai, who is seeking re-election, will report in detail the results of the two-year and four-year efforts during the political meeting today. He emphasized that in the next four years, Kaohsiung will be a city of technology, livability, happiness and tourism. Give him another 4 years, and he will lead Kaohsiung to take off and "step" to the world.

Chen Qimai said that when he took office two and a half years ago, Kaohsiung was the last of the six capitals in the City Competitiveness Survey of Commonwealth Magazine. It's cold to say numbers, but he wants to remind the people behind the numbers that they represent the feelings of the people.

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He further mentioned that when he took office as mayor, he put forward four priorities. In the past two years, he has successively promoted TSMC to Kaohsiung, Hon Hai’s electric vehicle base in Kaohsiung, increasing employment and real wage growth, the first in six cities, the launch of four MRT lines, and the suspension of light rail. When it is about to become a circle, the very popular Totoro tunnel is also created.

Improve the air pollution quality yield rate to 80%, and formulate net-zero city control regulations, air-conditioning in classes, bilingual school, student and student tablet, extensive care bases, public care, and bullying investigation team, Hakka language and original Indigenous language certification.

The part of abiding by fiscal discipline has reached zero debt, and will reduce debt by 10 billion by the end of the year, and comprehensively strengthen Kaohsiung’s finances. Last year’s total operating sales hit a record high of 5.57 trillion yuan.

Chen Qimai mentioned that the number of young people aged 20 to 39 has decreased in Kaohsiung, but this situation is not unique to Kaohsiung. Taipei has a decrease of 70,000 and New Taipei has a decrease of 60,000. This is the result of the overall decrease in birth rate and should not be distorted.

After Chen Qimai discussed the municipal achievements, he turned to emphasize that Kaohsiung will be a high-tech city, a livable city, a happy city, and an international tourist city in the next four years. Kaohsiung takes off and goes to the world.