ECCT Premium Event Hosted in Association with the Taipei City Government
Lunch with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je 臺北市長柯文哲

12:00 – 14:00, Tuesday, 23 March 2021
The Regent Taipei, 3F, Ballroom B / 台北晶華酒店3樓宴會B廳
41 Zhongshan North Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei / 台北市中山北路二段41號

The ECCT will hold its annual Premium Event lunch with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, marking the 23rd year since the ECCT held its first round table lunch with the Taipei City Government (TCG). As in previous years, this year’s event will provide an exclusive opportunity for ECCT members to discuss issues of concern or mutual interest with the mayor and a full delegation of senior TCG cabinet officials, who will be in attendance.

Like the national government, the Taipei City Government has been working hard over the past year to maintain public health and safety during the Covid-19 pandemic while limiting the impact on the local economy as much as possible. This event will offer an opportunity for members to hear about the city’s ongoing pandemic prevention and mitigation activities, including the future provision of vaccines. Participants will also be briefed on the city’s economic development plans for the year ahead.

At the lunch, Mayor Ko will give a short address to guests, after which a Q&A session will be held. Members will also be able to raise questions or discuss issues of concern with city government officials, who will be seated at different tables at the venue. Among other subjects, members will be able to raise and discuss the following subjects:
• The TCG’s Covid-19 prevention and vaccine plans
• Progress and ongoing plans to provide equality of treatment to foreign residents
• Efforts to improve the English language environment in Taipei
• Major public transport and infrastructure plans, housing, urban renewal projects and tourism
• Plans to improve traffic safety and communications infrastructure (such as public Wi-Fi)
• Plans for intelligent infrastructure including green buildings, electric vehicles and smart grids.

About the speaker
Dr Ko Wen-je has been mayor of the TCG since 2014 and was re-elected to a second term in 2018. He is also the Chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party, which won five legislative seats in the January 2020 elections. Prior to his current position, Ko was an attending physician and Chairman of the Department of Traumatology at National Taiwan University Hospital. He was also a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine specialising in trauma, intensive care and organ transplants. He received both his medical degree and medical doctorate from National Taiwan University.

Cost: NT$1,400 per member; NT$2,000 for members' guests

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received at least 1 working day before the event.
Contact: Fiona Lee / Tel 2740-0236 ext. 216 / Fiona.lee@ecct.com.tw / www.ecct.com.tw