OVERWHELMING: The Taiwan NextGen Foundation poll found that more than 82 percent of respondents approved of the government’s response to the earthquake
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 13, 2018
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
More than 80 percent of the public approved of the government’s emergency response
The results of an opinion poll on the government’s emergency response and disaster relief measures following the earthquake in Hualien on Tuesday last week are displayed on a screen yesterday at a news conference in Taipei organized by the Taiwan NextGen Foundation (formerly known as the Taiwan Style Foundation). Photo: Liao Chen-hui, Taipei Times
and disaster relief measures following the Feb. 6 earthquake in Hualien, with President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) approval rating passing 50 percent, the results of a poll conducted by the Taiwan NextGen Foundation (formerly known as the Taiwan Style Foundation) showed yesterday.
The government’s emergency response following the earthquake that caused the deaths of 16 people, with one missing and presumed dead, was swift, according to 80.3 percent of the respondents, with only 9.6 percent saying that the response was slow.
An overwhelming 82.9 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the government’s search-and-rescue and disaster relief measures, while only 9.1 percent were dissatisfied. [FULL STORY]