Why PAP doesn't allow referendum on casino issue?
Why the disrespect for the people?
Why Singaporeans have no say whatsoever on any sort of public
policy?
You call this "democracy"?
Taiwan's Penghu residents vote 'no' to
casino
MAKUNG, Taiwan: Residents of Taiwan's Penghu group of
islands on Saturday voted against hosting a new casino, following
the repeal of a law banning such gambling facilities.
Of 73,651 eligible voters who took part in a referendum, 17,359
voted against a casino in the Taiwan Strait archipelago, against
13,397 votes in favour and 298 invalid votes, the Penghu county
government said.
Critics of gambling hailed the outcome to the disappointment of
those who had argued that casinos would help boost the local
economy.
"We are very proud. This is a victory for all Penghu people," said
Lin Chang-xing, head of the Casino Opposition
Alliance.
"I was looking forward to seeing Taiwan's first casino in Penghu,
which would revive the sluggish local economy and improve
everybody's lives," said Hsueh Ming-ching, a 74-year-old
barber.
The vote came after the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party pushed
through a controversial bill in parliament in January to lift the
decades-long ban on casinos.
The bill allows offshore islands to build casinos only if these are
approved by the islands' residents in a referendum.
Penghu, which was competing against other offshore islands for the
one or two casino licences the government planned to issue, would
not be able to hold another referendum for another three years,
officials said.
Casinos would likely attract half a million tourists to Penghu
annually, generating 100 billion Taiwan dollars (3.13 billion US)
worth of revenue in gambling and tourism, according to a government
study.
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