Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei mayoral candidate Sean Lien’s (連勝文) campaign office yesterday released a list of people Lien intends to bring into the city government should he win the mayoral election tomorrow.
On the list are former Taipei deputy mayor Ou Chin-der (歐晉德), who currently heads Lien’s campaign advisory committee; Chiayi City Mayor Huang Min-huei (黃敏惠), who also serves as the KMT’s vice chairperson; and former minister of the interior Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), who was a former deputy mayor of New Taipei City, the office said in a press release.
“In an effort to ensure a smooth transfer of power and to keep the city running on the first day [after Lien’s inauguration], if elected we decided to invite people with abundant experience in city governance and politics to form Lien’s core governance team,” the office said.
The office said the trio are all veteran politicians, whose presence on Lien’s team would be conducive to the development of the city and the facilitation of major policies.
In related news, Lien spent eight hours traveling through Taipei’s 12 administrative districts by Jeep with Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) to engage in grassroots campaigning.
While Lien was cheered by supporters along the streets, he was also given the thumbs down by some onlookers and was almost hit by an egg believed to have been thrown off a building when the Jeep passed near the Friends of Armed Forces Association in Zhongzheng District (中正).
Lien is scheduled to hold a campaign event on Ketagalan Boulevard between 7pm and 10pm tonight.
It is reported that President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) and Deputy Legislative Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) are to attend the event.
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