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Tainan City’s selection of vending machines (commonly known as doll machines) are flooding the market, but the city government lacks a management mechanism. On the 25th, city councilor Li Zonglin asked the Economic Development Bureau to quickly study and formulate the “Tainan City Self-service Selection and Vending Business Management Autonomy Ordinance”. Machine settings The location should be at least 50 meters away from the campus, and specifications for goods that are not allowed to be sold should be listed to effectively manage all selection vending machines in the city.

City Councilor Li Zonglin pointed out that Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, and Kaohsiung have formulated autonomous regulations for selection vending machines, and have clear supervisory or executive agencies. There are many regulations regarding the installation location: it should be more than 50 meters away from junior high schools and elementary schools. In New Taipei City, it is even more than 100 meters away from junior high schools, elementary schools and high schools. However, since the second regular meeting last year, he has requested the Economic Development Bureau to study detailed regulations for this part. So far, the Economic Development Bureau has not seen any positive actions. Currently, only Tainan’s selection vending machines in the six cities do not have any relevant regulations. control.

Li Zonglin said that now claw machine manufacturers sell everything for business opportunities, so it is not surprising! According to a 2019 survey of claw machine shops in Liudu by the Consumer Foundation, gold and silver jewelry, tobacco and alcohol, betel nuts, sex products and live creatures (lobsters, crabs, turtles, etc.) all appeared in claw machines. These businesses step on the red line of breaking the law, not only challenging the public power of the competent authorities, but also threatening the moral bottom line of parents and schools. In Tainan City, there are claw machine shops within 100 meters of the campus. In the 2019 survey, there were two of them. The Economic Development Bureau should strictly inspect them.

Li Zonglin pointed out that at the beginning of this year, some people reported that a “cat claw knife” was caught in a claw machine 350 meters away from the school. It looked like a cute little thing, but it was actually a sharp folding knife that could be used to cut fruits and vegetables. . Cut open the carton. If children pinch it, they may accidentally injure themselves while playing.

Director of Economic Development Lin Rongchuan responded that the formulation of autonomy regulations is currently in progress, and we have also learned from Kaohsiung. After the internal regulations are completed, they will be sent to the parliament for review.

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