ECCT Premium Event

Lunch with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen & tour of Smart City Summit 

Guest speaker: Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), Mayor, Kaohsiung City Government 
Date & Time: 11:30-16:30, Friday, 31 March 2023
Venue: 3F, Ballroom, InterContinental Kaohsiung 高雄洲際酒店三樓大宴會廳III
Address: No. 33, Xinguang Rd. Qianzhen District Kaohsiung City/高雄市前鎮區新光路33號

As part of the ECCT’s efforts as a nationwide organisation to foster relations and business opportunities all across Taiwan, we have arranged a Premium Event lunch with Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai and senior officials from the Kaohsiung City Government. The event will include a speech by the mayor and a presentation on Kaohsiung’s investment environment and business opportunities by Norman Liao (Tai-hsiang), Director-General of the city’s Economic Development Bureau. This will be followed by a Q&A session with the mayor.

The event will provide an opportunity for ECCT members to raise questions or discuss issues of concern or mutual interest with the mayor and a full delegation of senior city government officials, who will be in attendance.

After lunch, the Kaohsiung City Government will arrange a tour of the Smart City Summit & Expo (第十屆「智慧城市論壇暨展覽」) which will be going on at the time (from 30 March until 1 April) at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. The event will end with an hour-long yacht cruise of the Kaohsiung new bay area harbour, embarking from Kha Shing Pier 22.    

Please note:

• The event will begin at the Intercontinental Hotel and end at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. Guests are requested to make their own travel arrangements to and from these venues.
• Given that the event will take place one day before a national holiday weekend, those travelling from Taipei are advised to book HSR tickets in advance. (Recommended HSR train from Kaohsiung to Taipei is No. 1246 from Zuoying (左營) to Taipei which departs at 17:15 and arrives at 18:54).

About the speaker
Dr Chen Chi-mai has been the mayor of the Kaohsiung City Government since August 2020. He began his career as a medical doctor at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and later became a lecturer at the Taipei Medical University. He was first elected as a legislator in 1996 and went on to be re-elected twice in 2000 and 2004 and again in 2012 and 2016. Chen was appointed as Minister without Portfolio and spokesperson of the Executive Yuan in 2007 and served as Vice Premier from 2018-2020 before becoming mayor of Kaohsiung. He Chen holds medical degrees from Chung Shan Medical University and National Taiwan University.

Officials attending the event

海洋委員會 洪文玲副主委
Hong Wen-Ling ,Deputy Minister, Ocean Affairs Council

經發局 廖泰翔局長
Liao Tai-Hsiang, Director General, Economic Development Bureau

教育局 吳文靜副局長
Wu Wen-Jin, Director General, Education Bureau

勞動局 周登春局長
Jou Deng-Chuen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor

交通局 張淑娟局長
Chang Shu-Chuan, Director General, Transportation Bureau

衛生局 黃志中局長
Huang Joh-Jong, M.D.,Ph.D, Director General, Department of Health

觀光局 高閔琳局長
Kao Minlin, Director General, Tourism Bureau

環保局 張瑞琿局長
Chang Jui-Hun, Director General, Environmental Protection Bureau

行政暨國際處 張硯卿處長
Chang Yen-Ching, Director-General, Department of Administrative and International Affairs

Cost: NT$3,000 for members and NT$3,600 for members' guest(s)

NT$28,000 per table of 10 for members

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received by Wednesday, 29 March.

Contact: Meredith Sun Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 219 / meredith.sun@ecct.com.tw