‘UNACCEPTABLE’:The chairman said claims about the safety of the structure were not true and he denied illicit dealings with former Taipei mayor President Ma Ying-jeou
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 22, 2015
By: Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
Farglory Group (遠雄集團) chairman Chao Teng-hsiung (趙藤雄) yesterday called ongoing
Farglory Group chairman Chao Teng-hsiung responds to questions about the Taipei Dome during a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Chao rejected claims that the dome is unsafe, comparing it favorably with similar structures around the world. Photo: CNA
criticism over the safety of the Taipei Dome project “an unacceptable joke” and urged the Taipei City Government to enter into discussions to end the controversy.
Chao, who shuns the media these days amid allegations of a bribery scandal, issued a statement after subsidiary Farglory Land Development Co (遠雄建設) came under attack over the project’s safety and alleged secret dealings.
Chao ceded the chairmanship to his son last year, but remains head of the conglomerate, which also owns Farglory Life Insurance Co (遠雄人壽), Farglory Hotel Co (遠雄悅來飯店), the Farglory Free Trade Zone (遠雄自由貿易港區), Taiwan Solar Energy Corp (元晶太陽能) and Golden Biotechnology Corp (國鼎生物科技). [FULL STORY]
