Election countdown 100 days: Liu Chien-kuo proposes 'one park, seven hearts' to care for all, from young to old

With 100 days remaining until the local elections, Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Yunlin County Magistrate, Liu Chien-kuo, has launched an ambitious "one park, seven hearts, generational security" policy platform. This comprehensive plan aims to create a "brave new Yunlin" by establishing a complete care system that spans from infancy to old age, encompassing medical services, elder care, industry development, and employment opportunities.

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The government does a little more, and the family bears a little less burden, but we cannot just increase welfare. Yunlin's population is aging, and medical resources are unevenly distributed. We must fundamentally improve medical capacity, care systems, and industrial conditions.

Liu presented his vision at a rally in Douliu, supported by representatives from medical associations and various age groups, including seniors, youth, and parents. He emphasized the need for government support to alleviate family burdens, particularly in Yunlin, which faces an aging population and uneven distribution of medical resources. Liu highlighted his success in securing funding for the second phase expansion of the National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch's Huwei Campus and the establishment of a national-level research center for aging, health, and welfare.

These two major projects are expected to form a dual core, driving the clustering of industries such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, elder care, and preventive medicine. Combined with the Douliu Long-term Care Teaching Building and the Huwei St. Joseph Hospital Long-term Care Building, this will create a "medical care industry park." The goal is to attract talent to the region, ensuring that healthcare professionals care for the community while industries provide opportunities, encouraging young people to stay or return to Yunlin.

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The goal is to attract talent to the region, ensuring that healthcare professionals care for the community while industries provide opportunities, encouraging young people to stay or return to Yunlin.

The "seven hearts" component of the platform includes specific initiatives: "eating with heart" (food security), "caring for children with heart," "respecting the elderly with warm hearts," "rejoicing during the Double Ninth Festival," "caring for nutrition," "attentive care for the elderly," and "peace of mind against shingles." These translate into concrete benefits such as increased government funding for student meal subsidies, daily milk or soy milk for students and seniors, partial coverage of outpatient and hospitalization costs for children aged 0-6, increased points for elder care cards, higher elderly festival bonuses, free dentures for seniors, and free shingles vaccinations.

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We take care of the elderly well, raise the children well, and the young people don't have to worry. This is what Liu Chien-kuo wants to do for Yunlin, and I call on the people to be brave once and join me in transforming Yunlin and building a new Yunlin.