TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je was emotionally overwhelmed while discussing his father during Saturday's presidential debate.
Ko Cheng-fa's aspirations for him was to be a hospital director.
The debate took a personal turn when Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate, accused Ko of undermining farmland values by converting purchased farmland into a parking lot.
Ko acknowledged his father's purchase of the land but clarified its agricultural purpose, stating, "That land is for agricultural use and not suitable to build a hospital."
He expressed his father's desire for him to lead National Taiwan University Hsin-Chu Hospital in Hsinchu. Visibly moved, Ko shared his regret at not fulfilling his father's expectations, defending his land acquisition as ethically justifiable.
He concluded by emphasizing the debate's focus should be on Taiwan's future, not his personal real estate matters.
