Hualien County Commissioner Fu Kun-chi (傅崑萁) and Miaoli County Commissioner Liu Cheng-hung (劉政鴻) yesterday topped a survey on local government chiefs’ performance in promoting tourism.
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) and Taipei County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋) failed to make it into the top 15 of the nation’s 25 local government chiefs.
The survey, conducted by the Chinese-language China Times Weekly among 20,495 adults between May 12 and May 28, showed that Fu, an independent, and Liu of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) received the best rating among the 25 local government heads because of their efforts to boost local tourism.
Fu received the best review, with respondents in the county saying he was aggressive in promoting Hualien’s tourism, adding that the county government did a great job planning transportation routes and hiking trails.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) of the Democratic Progress Party (DPP) came next in the lineup, followed by Kaohsiung County Commissioner Yang Chiu-hsing (楊秋興) and Tainan Mayor Hsu Tain-tsair (許添財), both of the DPP.
Chiayi Mayor Huang Min-hui (黃敏惠) of the KMT, Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tsung-hsien (林聰賢) of the DPP, Pingtung County Commissioner Tsao Chi-hung (曹啟鴻) of the DPP, Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (胡志強) of the KMT, Chia-yi County Commissioner Chang Hwa-kuan (張花冠) of the DPP and Nantou County Commissioner Lee Chao-ching (李朝卿) of the KMT were among the government chiefs ranked in the top 11.
Mayors and commissioners who did not gain approval from respondents living in their cities and counties included Hau, Chou, Taoyuan County Commissioner John Wu (吳志揚), Hsinchu County Commissioner Chiu Ching-chun (邱鏡淳) and Hsinchu Mayor Hsu Ming-tsai (許添財), all of the KMT.
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