Ko to meet with firebrand Miaoli County speakerBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterMiaoli County Council Speaker Chung Tung-chin (鍾東錦) yesterday said that he would meet with Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) today, a move seen by some as an attempt by Ko to form an alliance to benefit his Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). Chung, a long-time member of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) who is running for Miaoli County commissioner as an independent, said that he would meet with Ko, who is TPP chairman, to discuss and exchange views on local governance. From left, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Michelle Lin, DPP Miaoli County commissioner candidate Hsu Ting-chen, DPP caucus whip Lo Chih-cheng, DPP Legislator Hung Sun-han and DPP Legislator Shen Fa-hui hold a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. He registered as an independent in June after losing a bid for the party’s nomination to Hsieh Fu-hung (謝福弘), director of the KMT’s Miaoli County office. With Ko’s visit, Chung’s Miaoli County commissioner campaign has aligned the forces of “black and white,” she said.
