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While Han support was largely built among Kaohsiung’s elderly population, his message also resonated with some younger voters, especially those too young to understand exactly what it is that the KMT represents, and those who are easily swayed by populist messages shared through social media. Some have also expressed concern that, among Han's supporters, a number are connected to Taiwan's world of organized crime.
Han Kuo-yu has promised these people change. He promises to make Kaohsiung richer. He promises to make Kaohsiung younger.
He promise to increase the city’s population from 2.7 million to 5 million people.
No-one, including Han himself, seems to know exactly how he will do this. Nevertheless, this election shows that most people in Kaohsiung believe he will. They now have four years to find out if he can, and to decide if voting for change for the sake of change was really a good idea.
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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3583037
Mountainous Taiwan, especially the Western part, is already hugely overpopulated and is practically one large urban area.
Kaohsiung in the South is Taiwan's main port and will probably suffer a lot by seawater levels rising in the future.
