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Ma, Jiang say will vote in nuclear referendumBy Ann Yu ,The China Post March 5, 2013, 12:35 am TWN    According to Presidential Office spokeswoman Lee Chia-fei (李佳霏), not only will the president participate in the referendum, but he also urges the entire nation to vote. Jiang said this referendum is distinct from earlier ones that were tied up with major elections. “The threshold required for the results of the referendum to actually take effect is high. More than 50 percent of the nation's eligible voters must participate, so I encourage everyone to take part,” he said. Lee said the Cabinet supports the idea of letting the public decide the fate of the plant. The aim of the process is to ensure that the government and people communicate well, and to ensure officials use the opportunity to explain the benefits and problems of both launching and terminating the plant, she said. “This has been an issue that has harassed Taiwan for almost 20 years,” Lee said. “We would like to see a stop to this. That is why the government is placing so much emphasis on this issue.” Lee said the president hopes the referendum does not suffer from any political interference and is rather a vote that truly reflects the desires of the people. Kuomintang caucus whip Lai Shyh-bao (賴士葆) said he fully supports the referendum. “If the plant launches, then it would be good for Taiwan's economy,” Lai said “If, however, the referendum shows that more people want to terminate the plant, at least the debate will come to an end.” He added that Jiang was serious when he proposed a referendum on the issue. “If the Legislative Yuan approves the referendum, then the Cabinet will try everything they can to persuade the nation to vote for launching the nuclear power plant, but the fate of Nuke 4 is up to the people.”
8 Comments  Submit Your Comment March 5, 2013 kunosoura@ Reply Why does the government ask the citizens to vote on a NPP? It is the responsibility of government officials to determine the technical facts, make the correct decision for the good of area, the people. Seems there is some ulterior motive here. To ask uninformed people to make a decision, vote, is absurd. March 5, 2013 ludahai_twn@ Jiang is not correct. More than 50% of the eligible voters must vote YES on the referendum, not merely participate. This makes the passage threshold for this non-Constitutional amendment related referendum exceedingly high. The law should be amended to provide for two types of referendum:1. Constitutional amendment: Keep the current high threshold, 2. Any other normal question: 25% minimum turnout with a majority of the turnout voting in favor. This would be more in line with international practice. March 5, 2013 dassom_ISS@ Since a referendum is forthcoming, the government might as well put the other hotly contested issues on the line, such as the gross retirement pension of public servants, in a series of voting events to be dubbed "The Day of Referenda". March 6, 2013 carltanong@ ludahai_twn@ wrote: Are you trying to say u are always right? All of your writing here are LIES. Your real motive is to create civil unrest in Taiwan. Jiang is not correct. More than 50% of the eligible voters must vote YES on the referendum, not merely participate. This makes the passage threshold for this non-Constitutional amendment related referendum exceedingly high. The law should be amended to provide for two types of referendum: 1. Constitutional amendment: Keep the current high threshold, 2. Any other normal question: 25% minimum turnout with a majority of the turnout voting in favor. This would be more in line with international practice. The referendum turnout should be 50% +1 or above. The majority have the right to be heard, not your #1 and #2. Don't tell me that you love Taiwan more than Japan. You are just fooling the Taiwanese like the DPP, TSU and 巖里政男_登輝 IwasatoMasao TENG HUI. If we held referendum today and the question is...... Q_Do u accept that "巖里政男_登輝 IwasatoMasao TENG HUI" have his own right, own authorization and own decision making without the approval and consent by the citizen of China (REPUBLIC of) to declare Dioyutai belongs to Japan by himself? All voters turnout will answer NO, and all will write the two words TRAITOR + DOG. March 12, 2013 gwogla@ carltanong@Absolutely correct. The Republic of China will build its next nuclear power plant on the province of Taiwan. Tiaoyutai will also be returned to the Chinese people, as all Chinese people who are living in Taiwan province deeply feel pained by separation from its motherland. Then, China will be reunified - mainland area + Taiwan province + Tiaoyutai = Republic of China unification achievement at last. March 12, 2013 penpal@ "all Chinese people who are living in Taiwan province deeply feel pained by separation from its motherland" (gwogla@)Good Joke! Hahaha:):)!! According to each opinion poll ever done, that's less than 6% of Taiwan's population pal!! March 13, 2013 JEEsparza@ What a bold statement and a load of cr&p. Why should people of 'Taiwan province' feel 'pained by separation from its motherland', in which they have never been, and want 'unification'? Laughable. March 13, 2013 ludahai_twn@ Well... as a resident of Taichung City, I can be glad I don't live in this entity called 'Taiwan Province'. |
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