Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chiao-hsin (徐巧芯) said that EasyCard Corp is also planning a rider rebate program, rewarding users with a free trip on the MRT or Taipei City buses once they accrue enough points on the MRT. However, New Taipei City Department of Transportation Director Chung Ming-shih (鍾鳴時) yesterday said he had reservations about the TRTC plan. TRTC should not rashly implement the program when it has no statistical basis and no popular consensus for it, Chung said. TRTC is not just a for-profit company, it must also shoulder some social responsibilities, Chung said, adding that abolishing the 20 percent discount harms individuals taking mass transportation in Taipei and New Taipei City. “Should everything be as pretty as TRTC has painted it, then all is well,” he said.
