Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-02-10

Premier William Lai was in the central Taiwan city of Taichung on Saturday; it was part

Premier William Lai (center) chats with elderly patrons at the Origin Living Workshop in the central city of Taichung on Saturday. (CNA photo)

of a regional visit to learn more about local efforts to promote the government’s Long Term Care 2.0. That’s President Tsai Ing-wen’s program for taking care of the growing elderly population in Taiwan.

During his trip, Premier Lai said the goal of bringing government ministers on the regional visits is to understand problems with implementation. He said, though, that his trip to Taichung showed him that the city will have no problems rolling out the government’s plans.

One of the places the premier visited in Taichung was Origin Living Workshop, a unique café which looks after the needs of the elderly. Lai interacted with elderly customers who were playing board games, and listened to a report from the venue’s founder.    [FULL  STORY]