Former President Ma Ying-jeou. Photo: Zhang Liangyi/Photo (file photo)
Going to the night market on holiday is a must-have for many Taiwanese holidaymakers. However, some night market vendors are receiving illegal red slips every day, and some are difficult to ban. In response to the ban on street vendors, Taipei City Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan posted a Facebook Po post today (11) days. She mentioned that she agreed with the importance of the existence of street vendors, so she pushed the “Street Vendor Improvement Project”, but also accidentally revealed a conversation she had with the then Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou when she was a city councillor, which seemed to insinuate that he did not eat human fireworks and was peaceful with the common people. People live too far apart.
Huang Shanshan pointed out: “Not long following taking over as the deputy mayor, Mr. Lau Yiu-yan reflected in the questioning that the street vendors in the Gongguan Night Market were collecting illegal red slips every day, but it was difficult to ban them. I still remember that the mayor asked me for my opinion at that time, I said, “When I was still a student at National Taiwan University, these street vendors already existed. For 2-30 years, they have become part of the daily life of local residents and Taiwan University students.” The mayor instructed me to study the follow-up and see how to deal with it. That’s how the “Street Vendor Improvement Project” started.”
Huang Shanshan continued: “Actually, when Ma Ying-jeou was the mayor of Taipei, I also raised questions regarding this issue. After all, these street vendors exist in our lives, why can’t they be like Seoul, South Korea or Japan? Is it possible to do business legally in the road section and time period? The Mayor Ma at that time only answered me: “I have never been to a street vendor to buy anything since I was a child.” policy.”
Huang Shanshan believes that the night market is the representative of Taiwanese culture, but the management method in the past only allowed the police and vendors to play ghosts and arrest people for decades, which also created a gray area. She said: “The mayor said that if it has been banned for decades, But it still exists, obviously there is a problem. I go to night markets, and I often go to night markets. I know that stalls need to be managed, not banned. Only by understanding the needs of the public can the problem be solved. The non-stick attitude of the people will only make the distance between the citizens and the government further and further.”
Huang Shanshan emphasized: “In the past few years, we have completed the renovation of Taipei’s market, so that the market can say goodbye to the impression of being full of filth and stench. I believe that the same can be done in the night market business district! Politics must be implemented in people’s lives every day, and I believe that through communication, we can create A win-win situation for stalls and citizens. The bosses of the mansion business district, you have really worked hard during the epidemic, and I wish you all a prosperous business in the future!”
Huang Shanshan mentioned: “Actually, when Ma Ying-jeou was the mayor of Taipei, I also raised a question regarding this issue. After all, these street vendors all exist in our lives, why can’t they be like Seoul in South Korea or Japan? Is it possible to do business legally in the road section and time period? The Mayor Ma at that time only answered me: “I have never been to a street vendor to buy anything since I was a child.” policy.”
Going to the night market on holiday is a must-have for many Taiwanese holidaymakers. However, some night market vendors are receiving illegal red slips every day, and some are difficult to ban. In response to the ban on street vendors, Taipei City Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan posted a Facebook Po post today (11) days. She mentioned that she agreed with the importance of the existence of street vendors, so she pushed the “Street Vendor Improvement Project”, but also accidentally revealed a conversation she had with Ma Ying-jeou, the mayor of Taipei, when she was a city councilman. People live too far apart.
Huang Shanshan promotes the “Street Vendor Improvement Program”.Photo: Flip through Huang Shanshan’s Facebook
