‘SAVING TROUBLE’:Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said that the city government will request that a former army vehicle maintenance site be turned over to it for free
Taipei Tims
Date: Aug 20, 2016
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
Taipei would be able to save up to NT$40 billion (US$1.27 billion) if the central
From left, Taipei Deputy Mayor Charles Lin, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and Premier Lin Chuan inspect Xinglong Public Housing buildings in Taipei’s Wenshan District yesterday. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
government agrees to provide land to build public housing or take part in joint housing development projects, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said yesterday.
Ko made the remarks while accompanying Premier Lin Chuan (林全) to inspect Xinlong Public Housing buildings in Taipei’s Wenshan District (文山), where Lin was briefed on the buildings’ “smart” power systems and the city’s timetable for public housing projects in the area.
Lin praised the city’s progress in promoting public housing and told Ko that he plays a “pivotal role” in realizing President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) goal of building 200,000 public housing units by 2024.
The mayor said that his administration has made some progress on public housing projects after taking office more than a year ago. [FULL STORY]
