Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng presided over a municipal meeting this morning (4th). After listening to the Sports Bureau’s special report on "Integration and Love, Sports Without Obstacles", he said that sports centers are important public facilities, and improving the accessibility of sports is an important step in promoting sports for all people. Exercise is the key. We hope that the city government team will provide incentives to encourage companies to set up simple facilities such as treadmills and badminton courts within the company so that employees can easily exercise after work. Mayor Zhang also asked the Sports Bureau to work with agencies and schools at all levels Cooperate to make proper use of idle gymnasium facilities during the winter and summer vacations, and organize diversified physical education courses for all age groups to allow more citizens to participate in sports and promote sports culture in the city.
Vice Mayor Wang Mingju pointed out that the proportion of Taoyuan’s active population ranks fourth among the six cities, with only 35.4% of the population doing regular exercise. In order to further increase the active population, it is recommended to add some small tracks and other simple tracks in parks and schools in nearby communities. Sports facilities to improve the accessibility of exercise for citizens and encourage more people to develop the good habit of regular exercise.
The Sports Bureau stated that the city will continue to uphold the three principles of "accessible venues", "accessible sports" and "elimination of cultural mobility differences" to promote equality in sports, and through the "Sports i Taiwan 2.0 Plan" and sports The group subsidy mechanism actively encourages people to participate in outdoor activities. It also specifically targets people with disabilities, senior citizens, foreign migrant workers, new residents, and aboriginal groups. It cooperates across bureaus, agencies, and private sports groups to proactively plan sports subsidies. Plan and develop parent-child and family sports to further enhance citizens’ sports participation.