The management of Taipei City, Taiwan/Carlos Pueblo

The management of Taipei City, Taiwan/Carlos Pueblo

There are two or three news reports help by Mayor Ko Wen-jer himself recently in regard to the related response of the Chinese Wuhan Novel Corona Virus Pandemic out break. The capital city of Taiwan has 112 infected cases and 2 deaths for a 2.5 millions population is very impressive; however, the Mayor also brings out several incidents occurring at the same time in the city that the media and council members like him to explain how his responses. The pandemic of the response from the city and an accidental fire costs 6 casualty and more than 100 injured.

There is a central commanding center in Taiwan to manage the pandemic crisis and the commander is the National Health Minister. He issues orders to the local administrators, such as Taipei City Mayor and some 17 other local magistrates to execute the orders., wearing mask and 14 days mandatory quarantine, etc. There are reasons why Taiwan has minimized the loss so far. The Mayor is a trained surgeon and fully understands the urgency to wear a mask to protect yourself as well as the others. I don't see that in the United States. He has initiated a smart way to manage the incoming visitors from the abroad to stay at newly created certified hotels with grand total of 18 inns with 1,800 beds available. His team has published English edition of the Standard Operation Procedures books for international free down load. He has credited the innovation of his staff and the corporation from the Central Command, for instance, to make masks available on slot machines still following the requiring limit from the Command. He also sets up an alternative for family members coming from abroad to stay at parents' home for the 14 days quarantine while their parents go out to rent a room at the regular inn with about U.S.$84 governmental subsidy, almost free of the cost in Taipei. Taiwan is a Nation of 23 millions and during this pandemic only suffering less than 10 death and 438 infected. Taiwan has preserved her strength for the future recovery.

The fire loss on a high rise KTV facility has created criticism from the media and the council members. He is forced to apologize at a special council meeting. I listen to his details explanation and have my political judgement here. Taiwan is a very young nation of the rule of laws. The mayor of Taipei and the mayor of Houston have almost same issues and population to be faced. I believe that the mayor of Houston is easier to manage the city than him in the city of Taipei. Taiwan has never been experience enough the rule of law. Like he indicates that Taipei can only do the best each time to minimize the cost of the loss and amend the out of date regulations and laws to meet the need of a big city. Of course, he agrees to pursue the negligence of his fire department staff.