Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers and President William Lai (賴清德) are to begin a tour of Taiwan’s 22 administrative regions today to pay their respects at temples, hold public forums, and listen to the concerns and opinions of members of the public.
The tour would touch every corner of Taiwan to hear public opinions and communicate with the public, DPP secretary-general Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) said at the opening ceremony of a technology convention in Taipei.
Lai would pay his respects and burn incense this morning at Cing Ji Temple (慶濟宮) in Keelung’s Cidu District (七堵) before joining party officials and local civil groups to hear their concerns and feedback, another DPP official said.
Photo: Chen Cheng-yu, Taipei Times
This afternoon, the lawmakers would travel to Jingmei Fusing Temple (景美福興宮) in Taipei’s Wenshan District (文山) and Guang Jhao Temple (廣照宮) in Wanhua District (萬華) before returning to DPP headquarters for a one-hour public forum, the official said.
Tomorrow, Lai is to travel to Neitianhou Temple (內天后宮) in Hsinchu City’s North District (北區) and then Lujhu Cihmu Temple (蘆竹慈母宮) in Taoyuan’s Lujhu District (蘆竹) before holding a closed-door forum, they said.
On Wednesday, Lai attended a forum with members of the DPP, explaining important policies and listening to each speaker’s questions and opinions with the utmost sincerity and respect, the official said.
Lai sought to make policies supported by the people and ensure that party officials understood Taiwan’s relative stability and positive outlook compared with other countries in the region, explaining policies from international relations and economic development to social welfare and the stock market, they said.
Lai hopes to further boost morale and unite the party moving forward, they said.
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