The China Post
Date: December 12, 2016
By: The China Post news staff

KMT Vice Chairman Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), who last week proposed holding a national referendum on Japanese food imports, toured Nantou and Yunlin County Sunday gathering signatures.

“The food security petition is non-political. It is not launched in support of any political party and it needs the participation of the public to succeed. Around 90 percent of signatories so far are private citizens,” Hau told local media.

The Vote for Food Safety Alliance (守護食安公投聯盟), a civil group established by Hau and former Health Minister Yang Chih-liang (楊志良) on Dec. 7, said they expect to obtain 45,000 signatures by the end of Sunday.

Hau’s goal is to collect 95,000 signatures within a month — he would need to secure 94,000 to make his referendum proposal official.    [FULL  STORY]