Lin Chia-lung Registers for New Taipei Mayor Election 林佳龍登記參選新北市長 再邀侯友宜辯論

After registering for the New Taipei City mayor election, the DPP's Lin Chia-lung challenged opponent Hou Yu-ih to a debate. Hou has not yet registered for the race. In Taipei, candidates Chen Shih-chung and Vivian Huang fired shots at each other over social housing.

After registering for the New Taipei City mayor election, the DPP's Lin Chia-lung challenged opponent Hou Yu-ih to a debate. Lin then accused Hou of disregarding residential justice in Banqiao.

Lin Chia-lung, New Taipei City Mayor Candidate (DPP): “You sold social housing as luxury residences at over NT$850,000 per ping. You're killing chickens to steal their eggs. I will stop this when I am elected.”

Hou Yu-ih, New Taipei City Mayor Candidate (KMT): “My campaign office will decide the best time for me to register for the race. I am still giving my full attention to my mayoral duties as they are what's most important.”

Hou shot down Lin's claim, saying the Finance Department has no plans for a tender. Hou also said his office would decide on a good time for him to register for the race as he remains focused on his mayoral duties.

Chen Shih-chung, Taipei City Mayor Candidate (DPP): “Hello, big brothers and big sisters at the market. Hello, everyone. Good morning, everyone. I am Chen Shih-chung. Everyone can call me Ah-chung. I hope everyone will vote for me at the end of the year.”

In Taipei, the DPP's Chen Shih-chung asked shoppers at the produce market and fish market to vote for him. Vivian Huang, meanwhile, returned to her home district of Neihu. After Chen accused the Ko Wen-je administration of exploiting social housing, Huang fired back, calling Chen's policy of lowering rent "short-sighted."

Vivian Huang, Taipei City Mayor Candidate (IND): “(Lowering rent) to sustain social housing is incredibly short-sighted. All you're after by touting that is votes. You're completely ignoring what will happen to social housing long-term after the election. How will social housing be maintained and managed without supplementary measures?”

Huang further said sustainable social housing is not just a slogan to be thrown around and sustainability can't come at the cost of long-term public funding that squeezes out infrastructure and public welfare programs.

高呼口號、展現團結氣勢，民進黨新北市長的參選人林佳龍一早完成參選登記，先是向侯友宜要求辯論，接著再批新北市政府把板橋社宅當豪宅賣，罔顧青年居住正義。

民進黨新北市長參選人林佳龍表示：「把社宅變賣成豪宅，一坪85萬元以上，是殺雞取卵，我會透過當選來阻止這樣的行為。」

國民黨新北市長參選人侯友宜則表示：「所有參選的過程包括登記，我都會尊重我們選舉的辦公室的節奏，我專心一意全力擺在市政工作上，這才是我最重要的目的。」

侯友宜也澄清，財政局沒有標售計畫，至於何時登記參選，由選舉辦公室安排，現在全力拚市政。

民進黨台北市長參選人陳時中說：「市場的大哥大姊、大家好，大家早安，我是陳時中，大家叫我阿中就好，希望大家年底投我一票。」

北市選戰部分，民進黨參選人陳時中清晨到果菜市場和漁市場，和民眾搏感情，爭取基層選票；黃珊珊則回防內湖本命區，針對社宅議題，藍綠皆喊調降租金，陳時中認為柯市府對社宅概念像「將本求利」，黃珊珊再反擊，降租才是「短視近利」。

無黨籍台北市長參選人黃珊珊說：「我們要做的是永續經營，（降租）這樣的方式才叫做短視近利，只是眼前選舉的爭取選舉選票的紅利，然後不去看將來社宅長期管理維護，然後相關的配套。」

黃珊珊強調，希望永續經營不是口號，而是要經過精算，讓社宅能夠持續經營下去，大量長期用公務預算挹注，會排擠其他建設與福利。