DPP Candidate Ho Criticizes Taichung Mayor's Food Safety Record

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mayoral candidate Hsin-chun Ho criticized Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen's administration for its handling of public safety and food safety issues. During the inauguration ceremony for the DPP's Taichung City Party Committee leadership, Ho asserted that Taichung cannot stagnate and that a "retreat if not advancing" approach is unacceptable.

Ho specifically targeted the mayor's record on food safety, stating that Lu's administration had only inspected the Zhonglian Oil and Fat company once in eight years. "Local governments are on the front lines of food safety inspections and cannot just push responsibility to the central government," Ho argued, urging an honest assessment of insufficient inspection frequencies. She emphasized that citizens desire a mayor who can solve problems, not engage in political rhetoric.

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Local governments are on the front lines of food safety inspections and cannot just push responsibility to the central government.

Addressing public safety, Ho pointed to recent incidents of gun violence and major accidents in Taichung. She called for a more proactive approach, integrating police, social welfare, education, and community efforts to prevent issues at their source. Ho also criticized the city's waste management, public safety, and food safety performance, suggesting a change in leadership is needed. She outlined specific proposals, including increasing food safety budgets, enhancing inspection frequency, establishing a cross-county food safety collaboration platform, and consolidating inspection resources.

Beyond these criticisms, Ho presented a platform of welfare policies. These include a universal cash handout, expanded use of the senior citizen welfare card, doubling public childcare slots, increasing birth subsidies, providing a 50,000 NTD postpartum care subsidy per child, and a 1,500 NTD monthly nutrition allowance for children aged 0-6. Ho pledged to work diligently for a mayoral victory and a clean sweep of all council seats.

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Citizens desire a mayor who can solve problems, not engage in political rhetoric.