Browsing: Ko Chih-en (柯志恩)

Kaohsiung’s mayoral contenders traded attacks over party loyalty, political donations and city funding, while proposing expanded childcare, industrial support and transport improvements.

Ko Chih-en has defended the tourism rationale behind Han Kuo-yu’s “love Ferris wheel,” describing a destination for wedding-related businesses without specifying a site, budget or timetable.

Kaohsiung’s five mayoral candidates have received their ballot numbers, with the KMT’s Ko Chih-en drawing No. 3 and the DPP’s Lai Jui-lung No. 5.

Kuomintang Kaohsiung mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en stated a weekend temple rally with Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu gave her campaign a “major shot in the arm” ahead of the upcoming municipal elections.

Lai Jui-lung and Ko Chih-en will face each other in a televised mayoral debate on Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. The format includes policy presentations, media questions and cross-examination.

Kaohsiung councilor Lin Chih-hung has urged mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en to support timely budget passage as the government outlines conditional dates for NT$10,000 cash payments in early 2027.

KMT mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en has proposed an outdoor music festival at Tianliao Moon World, although details including its scale, cost and transportation arrangements have not been developed.

KMT mayoral candidate Ko Chih-en is preparing for her first major Fongshan rally, while DPP rival Lai Jui-lung is backing a proposed NT$150 million gymnastics training center. Here is the latest from Kaohsiung’s 2026 election campaign.

A China Times commentator questions whether the DPP’s treatment of Kaohsiung has depended on which party controls City Hall.

Ko also wrote a card saying, “Mayor Chen, I’ll take care of Kaohsiung. It’s your turn to travel around the world,” according to the KMT caucus. The message referred to her bid to succeed him, but the card was not ultimately presented with the backpack.