President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said he hoped he could meet his Facebook fans across the nation face to face.
Ma said in a video posted on his Facebook page yesterday that since he launched it about a month ago, he has made many announcements and received many responses.
“Since I visit places outside of Taipei every week, I would like to meet my Facebook fans during the inspection trips,” he said. “It will be my first time, so I want you to tell me how you like it to be done.”
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Presidential Office spokesman Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) said on his Facebook page on Monday that Ma is planning to meet his Facebook fans and asked them to fill out a questionnaire to tell him how they wanted the meetings to be arranged.
Ma yesterday said most of the responses received were positive and that some were “interesting.”
Ma said one fan proposed that the “historic meeting” be held at the Presidential Office. Another said it could be held as a book-reading event or basketball match. Another said he did not care about the format as long as it is not a jogging contest.
Ma said he has asked Lo to do the planning, but he would like to see the meetings incorporated into his weekly inspection trips across the nation.
“There will be more than one meeting,” Ma said. “I hope I can meet them [fans] in the northern, central, southern and eastern parts of the nation.”
As for the discussion topics, Ma said he was open to all suggestions. The bottom-line was he hoped to not only exchange views with his fans on Facebook but also come to a consensus on various issues.
“Are you ready for brainstorming?” he asked.
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