TSAI'S GOAL: 200,000 SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS IN 8 YEARS|蔡:8年蓋20萬戶社宅 幫年輕人築夢

President Tsai Ing-wen attended the ground-breaking ceremony of a social housing project in Taoyuan yesterday, and the backdrop poster fell on her head during the speech. Despite the sudden disruption, President Tsai continued her speech and reiterated the government's goal of building 200,000 social housing units in 8 years remains unchanged. The incident hit the headlines in which President Tsai Ing-wen was accidentally hit by the backdrop poster on the head while addressing at the ground-breaking ceremony of a social housing project in Taoyuan on the morning of Dec. 19. She said reform is like building houses in that laying a solid foundation can result in a solid house. Besides, the local and central government should work hand in hand and make all efforts, so people will believe waiting is worthwhile and the reform will succeed. ==TSAI ING-WEN, President== Reform is like building houses. The initial phase of the construction, especially the phase of laying the foundation, will see dust everywhere and the loudest noise pollution. However, it is the most important phase. President Tsai said the Executive Yuan has proposed amendments to the Housing Act, which are under review in the Legislative Yuan. The government is to back up young people's pursuit of their dreams by using approaches like lowering the price of acquiring land and providing tax preference. The objective of building 200,000 social housing units in 8 years remains unchanged. Although Taoyuan is not the first city to launch the housing project, it is leading in the speed and policy advancements. ==TSAI ING-WEN President == Our objective remains unchanged. In other words, we are to build 200,000 social housing units in 8 years, helping young people and the disadvantaged find a home to live in. ==CHENG WEN-TSAN Taoyuan City Mayor == Basically, we will give 20% discount of the social housing units, with 70% allocated to young people while 30% to underprivileged backgrounds. We aim at those who graduate right after university or graduate school. The social housing project is supportive to the freshmen of the society. President Tsai thought providing a home for people to live in is the foundation of social progress. Namely, they don't have to worry about where to live while they are pursuing their dreams. The establishment of social housing projects is to stabilize the housing prices besides implementing living justice. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 蔡英文總統19號上午出席桃園首起社會住宅動土典禮致詞時，舞台背板冷不防倒在頭上，意外成為新聞焦點。而致詞時蔡英文意有所指說，改革就像蓋房子，地基要打好房子才會堅固，中央和地方要攜手同心、全力以赴，讓人民相信等待是值得的、改革也會成功。 ==總統 蔡英文== 改革就像蓋房子 剛剛開始動工 尤其是在打地基的時候 一定會煙塵瀰漫 也是噪音最大的時候 但是這個階段是最重要的階段 而總統蔡英文也表示，行政院已經提出住宅法修正案，目前在立法院審議中，未來透過降低土地取得成本、租稅優惠等措施，政府要當年輕人逐夢後盾， 八年辦理20萬戶社會住宅的目標不變。而桃園雖然不是最早啟動社會住宅的城市，卻是推動速度最快、最積極的城市。 ==總統 蔡英文== 我們的目標不變 也就是說我們將在 八年辦理20萬戶的社會住宅 協助年輕人跟社會弱勢者 找到安居樂業的家 ==桃園市長 鄭文燦== 原則上我們會用 市價的八折左右 70%給年輕人住 30%給弱勢家庭 我們會設定在大學 或研究所畢業之後 走入社會的第一里路 就受到社宅支持 總統蔡英文認為安居樂業是社會進步的基礎，要讓年輕人勇敢逐夢，就要讓他們在居住上沒有後顧之憂，而藉由社會住宅的推動，除了落實居住正義，也希望平穩房價。 記者 詹淑雲 桃園報導