With TSMC potentially returning to Phase 3 of the Longtan Science Park, Taoyuan mayoral candidate Huang Shih-chieh has made local technology jobs a central plank of his platform — good news for young people hoping to work close to home.

• Huang Shih-chieh, the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Taoyuan mayor, visited Longtan again, campaigning on keeping the technology industry in the area.
• TSMC may return to Phase 3 of the Longtan Science Park, rekindling hopes among residents who were disappointed three years ago when the company's plans to move in fell through.
• Longtan is both a stronghold of Hakka culture and home to a drone industry cluster, and is seen as a key location for technology development.
• He pledged to work with the central government, the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau and TSMC to attract upstream and downstream suppliers, so that young people no longer have to commute to Taipei or Hsinchu for work.
• Land expropriation and industrial development affect residents' daily lives, and the city government has been urged to take the initiative in communicating with them.

Outlook: Whether TSMC's return to Phase 3 of the Longtan Science Park is confirmed will become the most closely watched local issue in the Taoyuan election campaign.