Candidate for Mayor of Nantou Wen Shih-cheng

Unofficial translation: 「世代共榮、溫暖好政」 · Slogan source: NOWnews (in Chinese) ↗

The nominee's three headline policies

  1. NT$80,000 denture subsidy for seniors, even for a single tooth

    Elder care

    What residents worry about: My parents are missing just one or two teeth, so they can't use the subsidy.

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    老人假牙補助8萬元,單顆也能做

    強調老人假牙補助8萬元,單顆也能做
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・參選登記政見(2026-08-31) (in Chinese) ↗
  2. Senior card topped up to NT$1800, usable at convenience stores and for clinic fees

    Elder care

    What residents worry about: The senior card only covers transport. I still pay clinic registration myself.

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    敬老卡加碼到1800元,超商、掛號費也能用

    敬老卡加碼到1800元,除交通也可用在超商購物、掛號費
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・參選登記政見(2026-08-31) (in Chinese) ↗
  3. Medical shuttles for seniors and mobile health care in communities

    Health care

    What residents worry about: We live in the mountains, and one trip to the doctor with Grandpa takes half a day.

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    長輩醫療專車、行動醫療進社區

    及長輩醫療專車、行動醫療進社區等
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・參選登記政見(2026-08-31) (in Chinese) ↗

14 more policies

  1. Extra NT$20,000 birth grant from the county, plus a bigger childcare allowance

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: Having a baby costs far more than I imagined.

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    生育補助縣府加碼2萬元,育兒津貼再加碼

    他若當選,生育補助縣府加碼2萬元,其餘各加碼2000元
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・參選登記政見(2026-08-31) (in Chinese) ↗
  2. Drones to deliver medical supplies, carrying samples and medicine

    Health care

    What residents worry about: Remote villages urgently need medicine, but it takes ages to arrive.

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    無人機運送醫療物資,支援檢體與藥品配送

    該計畫在空中是利用無人機於緊急情況下運送必要醫療物資,並支援日常檢體與藥品配送
    Source: News report · 自由時報・智慧三D立體行動醫療網 (in Chinese) ↗
  3. Mobile clinics plus telemedicine, linked with existing elder-care stations

    Health care

    What residents worry about: Our Indigenous village is far from the hospital. Seeing a doctor is hard for elders.

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    行動醫療車加遠距醫療,結合既有長照站

    以無人機與行動醫療車,搭配遠距醫療與智慧系統,結合既有長照站
    Source: News report · 自由時報・智慧三D立體行動醫療網 (in Chinese) ↗
  4. A figure-8 road network linking National Freeway 4 to Provincial Highway 21

    Transport

    What residents worry about: The roads to Sun Moon Lake and Jiji are winding and jammed.

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    建構八字型交通網,國道四號銜接台21線

    他提出建構「八字型交通網」,由國道四號銜接台二十一線,串聯國姓、埔里、日月潭、集集等地
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・交通觀光政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  5. No new incinerators; a "cocktail" mix of ways to handle waste

    Environment

    What residents worry about: There's more and more trash. How do we handle it without harming the environment?

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    不再蓋焚化爐,以「雞尾酒療法」多元處理垃圾

    温世政認為南投不用蓋焚化爐,提出多元解決垃圾問題的「雞尾酒療法」方案
    Source: News report · 自由時報・南投縣長選情初探 (in Chinese) ↗
  6. A Nantou County Youth Development Bureau with one-stop grant applications

    Youth

    What residents worry about: I want to come home to work, but applying for grants means visiting many offices.

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    成立南投縣青年發展局,一站式申辦補助

    將成立「南投縣青年發展局」,整合青年返鄉、創業貸款、成家補助、托育資源、勞工補助與各項津貼申辦
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・青年與產業政見(2026-09-01) (in Chinese) ↗
  7. An NT$80,000 starting-a-family fund to help young people marry and rent

    Housing

    What residents worry about: I want to marry and settle down, but rent alone eats my savings.

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    8萬元成家基金,支持青年結婚、租屋

    提出「8萬元成家基金」,支持青年結婚、租屋、成家
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・青年與產業政見(2026-09-01) (in Chinese) ↗
  8. Develop a Nantou science park and bring in major tech firms

    Jobs & industry

    What residents worry about: Nantou has few jobs, so I have to work in another county.

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    發展南投科技園區,爭取科技大廠進駐

    他主張發展南投科技園區,爭取科技大廠進駐
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・青年與產業政見(2026-09-01) (in Chinese) ↗
  9. Better high-speed rail shuttles and more bus runs

    Transport

    What residents worry about: Buses to the high-speed rail station are pitifully few.

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    加強高鐵接駁與公車班次

    温世政主張加強高鐵接駁與公車班次,讓青年通勤、返鄉與長輩就醫更方便
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・青年與產業政見(2026-09-01) (in Chinese) ↗
  10. Extend the Taichung MRT to Nantou and strengthen the Jiji Line

    Transport

    What residents worry about: I commute to Taichung every day, stuck in traffic in my car.

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    推動台中捷運延伸南投,強化集集線

    也將持續推動台中捷運延伸南投,並強化集集線火車功能
    Source: News report · 匯流新聞網・青年與產業政見(2026-09-01) (in Chinese) ↗
  11. Free shingles vaccine for seniors

    Health care

    What residents worry about: Elders fear shingles, and one self-paid dose of vaccine is so expensive.

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    長輩免費打帶狀疱疹(皮蛇)疫苗

    温世政近日提出為長輩免費施打帶狀疱疹疫苗
    Source: News report · 自由時報・長輩皮蛇疫苗與假牙政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  12. Double the public daycare places and add NT$2000 a month to childcare allowance

    Childcare

    What residents worry about: Nantou has few public daycare places. We've waited ages and still aren't in.

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    公托倍增,育兒津貼每月加碼2000元

    育兒津貼每月加碼2000元,以及公托倍增
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・醫師治南投政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  13. Link Guoxing, Puli, Sun Moon Lake, Jiji and Xitou into one tourism route

    Culture & tourism

    What residents worry about: Visiting Nantou, getting between sights is such a hassle.

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    串聯國姓、埔里、日月潭、集集與溪頭觀光軸線

    他主張串聯國姓、埔里、日月潭、集集及溪頭觀光軸線
    Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・醫師治南投政見 (in Chinese) ↗
  14. Push for stable prices for fresh tea leaves and protect tea quality and sales

    Jobs & industry

    What residents worry about: Fresh tea leaf prices have hit rock bottom. Growing tea barely pays.

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    爭取茶菁穩價,顧好製茶品質與銷路

    穩住價格只是第一步。製茶品質、食安把關、茶葉銷路也要一起做好
    Source: Official platform · 温世政 Threads・茶菁穩價 (in Chinese) ↗

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