After leaving the EPA, he took up a post as secretary-general of the Taiwan Red Cross. Following his victory last year in the mayoral election in Taipei--a city with a Pan-Blue majority and Pan-Green minority--Hau is now set to play an even more important role in the political arena.
告別政壇後，郝龍斌一度擔任紅十字會秘書長，此番在「藍大綠小」的台北市勝選，已註定他將在政壇扮演更重要角色。