Democratic Progressive Party New Taipei mayoral candidate Su Chiao-hui invited former President 
Tsai Ing-wen on Sept. 9 to introduce her "Unbox New Taipei" treasure hunt on social media and unbox its limited-edition "Otter Mama" items. Kuomintang (KMT) rival Li Si-chuan used the same day, National Sports Day, to propose a limited NT$500 "sports coin" on Facebook, in a race that Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) reported had moved from a ground war to an online one.
Su, a legislator, will set up mystery treasure spots around the city under the plan, titled in full "Unbox New Taipei: Great Places You Didn't Know About," and called on residents to become "New Taipei players" who explore the city starting from their everyday surroundings, CNA reported. She said she had invited eight well-known Taiwanese illustrators and cartoonists to collaborate on the limited "Otter Mama" items, hoping the treasure hunt would draw people into different corners of the city to rediscover its scenery and stories. Tsai got the first go, the Liberty Times reported. New Taipei has rich mountain and sea resources, history and culture and a diverse way of life, Su said, inviting residents to follow the clues, unbox the city and get to know it anew.
Li, the KMT candidate, announced three things he wants to do to mark National Sports Day, which falls on Sept. 9. The first is a "New Taipei sports coin" worth NT$500 per person, with 150,000 issued a year, which could be spent on game tickets, sports classes or venue rentals, CNA reported. He also wants to speed up construction of the New Taipei Dome City and bid to have Premier12, World Baseball Classic and championship games played in New Taipei. His third proposal would link the Bali Donghai Sports and Leisure Center with the Bali Aquatic Sports Center in an inclusive land-and-water sports park, where people with disabilities, families with children and older residents could all take to the water on paddleboards, kayaks and sailboats. "Building a venue is not hard; the hard part is getting people to use it every day," Li said.
Li also attended the founding meeting of the "Zhonghe Chuan-you Association" and promised to push an extension of the MRT Zhonghe-Guangfu line and to deliver on his "urban renewal five powers" platform, the Liberty Times reported.
Figures referenced: Tsai Ing-wen. — JudgeMarket.
