Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (
Ma made the remarks in a program broadcast by the Chinese Television System.
Although the mayor was reluctant to rate himself on his performance over the past three years, he said he was satisfied with the city government's handling of garbage and its improvements in law and order, traffic and infrastructure.
"Building Taipei into a world-class capital has been one of my dreams and the city government has done a great deal to buckle down," he said.
The mayor also called for greater public support in helping him carry out the remaining tasks.
"Our next phase is to develop Taipei's broadband infrastructure, improve order and public security and promote sporting activities," Ma said.
As to whether the issue of public security would hamper his effort to seek re-election in December, Ma said he was not worried about that.
"The city's death toll in fires dropped to 16 last year from 34 in 1998, the last of the four years President Chen Shui-bian led the city. Taipei's death toll in traffic accidents also fell to a record low of 98 last year," Ma added.
Regarding the question of whether the "pan-blue" camp should cooperate in the year-end elections for Taipei and Kaohsiung mayor, Ma said it depends on the two parties' policy-makers. "As the KMT's candidate in the race, I can't comment on the issue," he said.
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