Members of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) is tomorrow to launch a campaign support group in central Taiwan for Vice President William Lai (賴清德), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate.
Changhua Christian Medical Foundation chairman Wu Jui-peng (吳瑞鵬) said in a PCT statement yesterday that he would lead the latest campaign support group for Lai at the event that is to take place at Changhua Christian Hospital’s main building tomorrow afternoon.
PCT churches and members in central Taiwan are to gather at the hospital in Changhua City to launch the “Taiwan National Christians for Safeguarding Taiwan and Trust in Lai” campaign support group.
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It would add to the growing number of civil society organizations, trade guilds and business associations that have declared their support for Lai’s presidency.
Another event on Saturday last week was held in Taichung by the National Agriculture Production and Retail Cooperatives to launch a campaign support group for Lai.
At the event, Lai was introduced by Minister of Agriculture Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) and Deputy Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang (蔡其昌), a four-term legislator elected by constituencies of Taichung City.
Lai said Taiwan’s agriculture and fishery production’s total value reached NT$628.7 billion (US$19.7 billion) last year, an increase from NT$562.2 billion in 2012.
Lai’s said the Ministry of Agriculture should improve network channels for transporting, retailing and cold storage of farmers products, and cultivate more export markets.
He also vowed to introduce new mechanical equipment and cutting-edge technologies to alleviate the physical labor and boost farm production, as well as to create new distribution and business networks for all stakeholders, and to raise Taiwan’s food self-sufficiency ratio from the current 31 percent.
More than 2,000 people participated in the event, including more than 60 farmers’ cooperatives, fishery groups and agricultural product retail associations. Lai received many gifts of fresh fruits and vegetables from the farmers.
Another support group named the Taiwan’s National Lions Clubs for Lai’s Presidential Campaign was launched by the business community, in Sinjhuang District (新莊) of New Taipei City on Sunday last week.
Taiwan’s real-estate sector also launched a support group for Lai’s campaign, which took place in New Taipei City on Sunday last week.
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