NEWS CONFERENCES: The KMT’s candidate for Taipei mayor said he was sorry that his remarks citing health ministry data had angered some groups of people
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 15, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
The Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) candidate for Taipei mayor, Ting
Shou-chung (丁守中), yesterday apologized for remarks made on Monday that have been seen as discriminatory about single men who live alone, saying that he only meant to encourage government agencies to use big data in fighting crime.
“Regarding my comments yesterday, which some people felt constituted labeling and stereotyping and have angered certain groups of people, I hereby solemnly offer my apology,” the former lawmaker said at a news conference at the party’s Taipei headquarters.
He said he just wanted to help strengthen the nation’s safety net for women and young children through the analysis of scientific statistics and the data he cited were from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. [FULL STORY]