PROMOTION: A borough warden said the image was unsuitable, but a city official said it suited the issue’s theme, which echoed Kaohsiung’s image as a port city
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 20, 2020
By: Chen Wen-chan and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Kaohsiung City Government on Saturday drew criticism from city residents for its use of a
Taiwanese TV talk show host Li Jing is featured on the cover of the December issue of the Kaohsiung City Government’s monthly publication.
Photo: Copied by Chen Wen-chan, Taipei Times
“At first glance, I almost mistook the publication for an erotic photo album, because Li is nearly naked, with only a thin piece of cloth on her body,” said Liao Chun-hua (廖春花), warden of Nansing Borough (南興) in Fengshan District (鳳山).
The publication should feature policies, development projects and tourism in the city, rather than an image of Li covered in sheer fabric, which is irrelevant and inappropriate, Liao said.
Neither the magazine nor the celebrities who had been chosen to promote city tourism over the past few months represent local culture, New Power Party Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) said. [FULL STORY]
