Su Chiao-hui says New Taipei has made major progress as Hou You-yi backs Lee Sichuan

New Taipei mayoral candidate Su Chiao-hui said the city had made “very much” progress over the past decade, even as Mayor Hou You-yi has clearly backed her rival, Lee Sichuan, as his successor.

Su was speaking to reporters on Aug. 31 while attending a Ghost Festival ceremony at Jiangning Market in Banqiao. Asked whether Hou’s support for Lee, and the pair’s two joint appearances in three days, would weaken her effort to appeal to Hou’s record, Su said her approach to serving New Taipei had remained unchanged.

She said she would work with anyone, regardless of party, when that benefited the city. Over the past 10 years, she said, the central government and Hou’s city administration had worked together, producing substantial improvements in New Taipei.

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Su pledged to use her ability to execute projects to continue improving the city’s physical infrastructure. She also said she would use creativity to showcase the distinctive character of all 29 districts, describing them as stars that could make New Taipei shine.

Asked when she would register, Su said she planned to go on Wednesday morning with 36 candidates for city council. She said the delay allowed many office colleagues to accompany their children to the first day of primary school.

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Satellite districts becoming shining stars, New Taipei sparkling brightly