The family of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taichung by-election candidate Yen Kuan-heng (顏寬恒) owns a guest house that was built illegally on national property, National Property Administration Taichung Central District (中區) Division Director Chao Tzu-hsien (趙子賢) said yesterday.
The guest house in Taichung’s Nantun District (南屯) occupies two plots of national land, Chao said, adding that he would commission a lawyer to set up the process of having the building demolished and the land returned to the government, as well as to seek an indictment.
Allegations that the guest house was illegally constructed had prompted calls for an investigation by city officials,
By William Hetherington / Staff writer, with CNAThe family of Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） Taichung by-election candidate Yen Kuan-heng （顏寬恒） owns a guest house that was built illegally on national property, National Property Administration Taichung Central District （中區） Division Director Chao Tzu-hsien （趙子賢） said yesterday.
A legislative by-election in Taichung’s second electoral district and a legislative recall vote in Taipei’s Zhongzheng and (中正) and Wanhua (萬華) electoral districts are to be held on Sunday. These votes are widely expected to be a test of strength between conventional forms of mobilization on the one hand and winning young people’s approval on the other.
As Taiwanese democracy continues to deepen, the younger generation has become increasingly involved in politics. Young people have become more independent in how they judge the current state of the nation and how they imagine its future.
Faced with this trend, the ruling and
Retired army general Yu Pei-chen (于北辰) on Friday said that he was leaving the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and voiced his support for the Democratic Progressive Party’s Lin Ching-yi (林靜儀), who is to run in a by-election on Sunday next week.
Yu made the announcement during an appearance on a talk show. The by-election is to fill Taichung’s second electoral district seat, left vacant following the recall of former legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) of the Taiwan Statebuilding Party in October last year.
Yu said he supported justice, the Republic of China and the Republic of China Army, and not a local faction.
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By Chen Yun, Ou Su-mei and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerRetired army general Yu Pei-chen （于北辰） on Friday said that he was leaving the Chinese Nationalist Party （KMT） and voiced his support for the Democratic Progressive Party’s Lin Ching-yi （林靜儀）, who is to run in a by-election on Sunday next week.