Hsinchu candidates share plans for region at forumStaff writer, with CNAFive candidates for the Hsinchu City mayoralty attended a televised forum on Wednesday to present their visions for the city, ranging from promoting city-county integration to introducing an accident insurance program to cover all residents. Chinese Nationalist Party Hsinchu mayoral candidate Lin Ken-jeng speaks at a news conference in the city yesterday. Photo: CNAAfter meeting with Hsinchu County Magistrate Yang Wen-ke (楊文科), who is running for re-election with the Kuomintang (KMT), they reached a consensus about her plan, she said. Lin also blamed former Hsinchu mayor Lin Chih-chien (林智堅) for the indefinite closure of the Hsinchu Baseball Stadium over the summer due to safety concerns after an extensive renovation, saying that the reopening was rushed. Under the leadership of Lin Chih-chien, the Hsinchu City government had undertaken more than 1,000 infrastructure projects, including a specialized children’s hospital and a new social housing complex, Shen said.
