Asked whether he would run for mayor, Lee responded with a firm no. The mayor was also criticized for taking part in a dinner with catering businesses on Friday evening after presiding over an initial emergency meeting about the flooding in the city. Kaohsiung Information Bureau Director-General Anne Wang (王淺秋) yesterday said that Han attended the dinner only after confirming that the flooding had mostly subsided. After Han allegedly disappeared for more than 20 hours, he and Lee yesterday afternoon inspected a flooded apartment building in the Kaohsiung’s Lingya District (苓雅). Han complained that many people only criticized him, while Pingtung County and Tainan were also hit by heavy rainfall.

Source: Taipei Times July 20, 2019 16:07 UTC