Mayor’s Remarks:
1. Water levels in Southern Taiwan are concerningly low. I urge concerned departments to practice water-saving measures. Recycled water should be used for public construction projects whenever possible. Groundwater excavated during public or private construction projects can be appropriated as tap water if it meets relevant specifications and standards. Concerned departments should further promote the use of recycled water because the usage rate of recycled water remains comparatively low in Tainan City.
2. By now, many people have received the government’s NTD $6,000 cash subsidy in their bank accounts. Scams pertaining to the withdrawal and usage of subsidies are frequent. I ask the Police Department to collaborate with departments such as the Tax Bureau to raise public awareness of scams. The Bureau of Education should also help raise awareness through schools by having students remind family members to exercise caution when withdrawing and spending subsidies, which will decrease the number of people who fall victim to scams. I ask the Social Affairs Bureau to promote scam awareness among middle- to low-income households. Let's do our best to thwart scams and protect the public.
3. Colleagues at the Public Works Bureau, please keep an eye on the construction work for improving pedestrian walkways for Madou Elementary School and ensure that the project is on schedule.
4. All municipal bureaus are independent entities and thus have the right to issue official documents independently. Should a bureau or department need to issue an official document in the name of the municipal government, the document must first be approved by the head of the department, who is responsible for the content of the said document. I urge the Secretariat to pay special attention when stamping and approving such documents. If announcements made by bureaus and departments are in the name of the municipal government, it should be for a particular reason and not just out of habit. The Research, Development and Evaluation Commissions should include the handling of official documents in its year-end evaluations of all municipal departments.
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