The gloves are off less than a month after winners of the local government election last year officially took over on Dec. 25. In part to reflect the wave of public discontent that ushered them to their posts, two mayors from the pan-green camp are eager to show progress as fast as possible.
Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) acknowledged in a meeting yesterday with Taipei City Councilor Ho Chih-wei (何志偉) that he wants to scrap the current development plan for Shetze Island (社子島), a plot of land located between the Tamsui and Keelung rivers and instate a new, more feasible plan that will complete the project sooner, according to Ho.
A group of Canadian parliamentarians will arrive in Taiwan Saturday on a one-week visit to learn more about the development in bilateral ties, which Taiwan hopes will help to advance relations between the two countries.
(Source: The news is provided by Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) of Canada.) Over 80 per cent of past conference delegates report that they made valuable new connections with peers who share similar challenges and opportunities.
The Tainan City Council passed a motion to censure Mayor Lai Ching-te for his absence from a special session on Thursday as city officials said Lai did not show up at the city council due to procedural controversy.
(Source: This news is shared from Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) of New Zealand.) Rural fire teams throughout the Region have attended 18 fires since Christmas, including three significant ones.
(Source: This news is shared from National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) of USA.) The map below provides information on legislative sessions in each state, district and territory.
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said Saturday his government will soon discuss whether to continue subsidizing the city's popular bicycle rental system, as the program is expected to run out of funds in April or May.
(Source: The news is shared by Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) of Canada.) For the past five years, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ) and the city of Montreal, with support from the Government of Canada, have been working together to develop a unified response on the part of all Canadian municipalities to the earthquake that devastated Haiti.
(Source: This news is shared from National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) of USA.) Every state provides services that we, as constituents, enjoy and it is up to each state to decide how to pay for these services.
TAIWAN ─ TCF
USA ─ NCSL
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日本会議(全國)地方議員連盟
EUROPEAN UNION ─ CALRE
PHILIPPINES, Philippine
Councilors League ─ PCL
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