Hsinchu Mayor Kao Hung-an registered on September 2 to run for re-election, accompanied at the city's election commission by Taiwan People's Party (TPP) founding chairman 
Ko Wen-je and Kuomintang (KMT) chair 
Cheng Li-wun. Kao has the support of both parties and filed on the third day of registration for the nine-in-one elections, PTS reported.
What did the speakers say? Kao said her administration had kept pushing forward with municipal construction, CNA reported, and would continue that course if re-elected. Ko called Hsinchu his hometown, said he thought Kao had done well and asked residents to give her another term. Cheng, speaking on the KMT's behalf, praised Kao for persisting with city work through considerable challenges and pressure. She urged residents, PTS reported, to fight for Hsinchu together "without colour, regardless of party, just like today's gathering."
Who else is running for Hsinchu mayor? Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Chuang Ching-cheng was due to register the following morning under the slogan "A new process for happiness, a restart for Hsinchu," CNA reported. Chuang said he wanted to bring engineering thinking and technology into city government. Former KMT spokesman Ho Chih-yung, who has declared his own bid, said that because Kao is not currently a TPP member, backing her is different from the idea of KMT-TPP cooperation.
Where do the parties stand in Zhubei? KMT-TPP talks over the Zhubei mayoral race remain deadlocked, with TPP candidate Chiu Chen-yuan and KMT candidate Wu Hsu-chih both running. Earlier that day, at an event for TPP Hsinchu County council candidates, Ko said Cheng had thrown up her hands and said she could not handle it, and that it was for her and TPP chair Huang Kuo-chang to resolve face to face, PTS reported. Huang also reportedly told a party meeting that he could not understand "what people who don't keep their word are thinking," while stressing that the TPP would fight all out.
What did Huang say about the cooperation claim? Former KMT legislator Lin Wei-chou said on Facebook on August 31 that he had contacted Cheng, Huang and others, and that all sides agreed the parties had to cooperate to win, CNA reported. Huang said Cheng messaged him on September 1 that KMT Hsinchu County magistrate candidate Hsu Hsin-ying had told her Lin's account was untrue. He thanked Lin but said the TPP would now go its own way and seek Zhubei voters' trust at the ballot box.
Figures referenced: Ko Wen-je, Cheng Li-wun. — JudgeMarket.
