Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-09
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je was traveling to Singapore Saturday to attend 
the World Cities Summit and a Mayors Forum and meet President Tony Tan Keng Yam.
The outspoken mayor’s first official visit to the Southeast Asian city state will last a total of 50 hours, the city government said Saturday.
Ko will arrive in Singapore by the end of the day, address the forum on Sunday and a banquet in the evening where Tan will be present. The mayor will be back in Taipei by the end of Monday, officials said.
The Singapore trip is Ko’s third overseas voyage this year following visits to the United States and Japan. His delegation will consist of seven people and not include a single department commissioner, reports said, while only reporters from two media outlets will be accompanying him. [FULL STORY]
