Former and current Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe and Jiang Wan'an attended the New Year's Day Walk today and performed "New Year's Health Exercise" together.

(Photo by reporter Cong Changjin)

[Reporter Cai Sipei/Taipei Report] Former Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe took office to abolish the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Fund. Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an expressed his intention to restore the 1,500 yuan Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Fund as soon as he took office.

Ke Wenzhe said today that if Jiang wants to amend the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Fund, he will face two problems: amending administrative orders and budget sources. "There is no such thing as a free lunch."

Jiang Wanan said that it will be handled in accordance with the relevant budget and regulations.

Ke Wenzhe shared the stage with Jiang Wan'an at the New Year's Day walking event this morning. Ke was interviewed before taking the stage and was asked about Jiang Wan'an's plan to restore the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Gold. He said that Taiwan wants to become a country ruled by law. In the end, the former deputy mayor of Taipei, Huang Shanshan, proposed that if there is any surplus after subtracting the total expenditure from the total income, 1/10 of the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Fund can be allocated. This was agreed by everyone, and it was written into an executive order and read at the city council.

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Ke Wenzhe said that if Jiang Wanan wants to modify the Chongyang Respect for the Elderly Fund, he will face two problems. The first is to revise the administrative order, or even go to the municipal meeting to read it out and issue a new administrative order; Explain where the money comes from, whether it is going to be transferred to other budgets or borrowed. If Taiwan is to become a country ruled by law, it must administer according to law.

Ke Wenzhe said that Jiang Wan'an can change, but he must make it clear, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and there is only so much money. Otherwise, it must be clearly stated which money will be transferred and the debts will be borrowed."

Jiang Wan'an also said in an interview after the meeting that he and Ke Wenzhe had a lot of conversations. Today is just a new year, and I am very happy to be able to participate in activities with citizens and friends at the beginning of the first day.

When asked if he and Ke Wenzhe had talked about respecting the elderly, Ke said that there was an administrative order to deal with the restoration of the 1,500 yuan. Jiang Wanan said that the Taipei City Council passed the self-government regulations on resuming the Chongyang Respecting the Elderly. stipulated.