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On the morning of the 5th, Secretary-General Hung, Jui-Chih of the Nantou County Government attended the Presentation and Awards Ceremony of the 2020 ‘Contest for Establishing a Tourism Industry Power-saving Demonstration Zone’ held in the International Conference Hall on the 7th floor. He presented awards to the selected outstanding units and listened to briefings on the results. Business operators of the catering industry from the Chingjing area who have participated in the program and representatives of the National Chi Nan University attended the ceremony, and the scene was quite lively. In his speech, Secretary-General Hung said the experts, committee and professional team gave advice for improvement, and based on the online public voting and the expert committee review results, the Chingjing Sustainable Development Association of the Nantou County won the championship and was awarded NT$ 1 million, while National Chi Nan University won second place and was awarded NT$ 200,000. Hung, Jui-Chih said that in recent years, the county government has actively combined energy conservation with local characteristics. They have specifically designated the Economic Affairs Department to obtain subsidies from the Ministry of Economic Affairs for the ‘Counties and Cities Co-promoting Residential and Commercial Power Saving Program,’ promoted the ‘Tourism Industry Power Saving Demonstration Zone’ program, advised business operators to use high-efficiency LED lamps instead, organized competitions to encourage agencies and organizations to actively put forward plans that save power and are beneficial to the tourism industry and local development, hoping to have positive effects on both industrial development and resource sustainability, and inspire citizens to take power-saving concepts and creative applications as local characteristics or put it into industries, so as to achieve the goals of national energy saving and nationwide participation. The county government also expands the programs and drives more civil organizations, public (associations) guilds and citizens to respond through the cooperation of industry, government and university and the establishment of the power saving demonstration area, working together to create a starry mountain city and push the development of Nantou’s tourism industry forward. A total of NT$ 1.2 million was awarded in this contest, offering subsidies to the industry to replace more than 1,200 light bulbs, 120 timers, as well as to improve lampshades and other equipment.