Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/30/2020
By: Chen Chao-fu and Christie Chen

Taipei, May 30 (CNA) Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) on Saturday chose not to show up for a televised briefing ahead of a June 6 vote to recall him, and instead spent his time visiting vegetable farms devastated by recent torrential rains.

"I am going to continue inspecting (agricultural losses)," Han of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) said during a visit to a farm in Kaohsiung's Ziguan District Saturday morning, when asked by reporters why he chose not to participate in the TV briefing.

The briefing was held at 9 a.m. by the Kaohsiung City Election Commission and broadcast live on local TV and the commission's YouTube channel.

The commission is required under law to hold a recall briefing via public television for the lead petitioner of the recall and person being recalled, so that they can make statements in person, unless the parties involved agree not to hold such a briefing.    [FULL  STORY]