HUFF OVER HAKKAS:The KMT’s Hsu Chen-wei said the Hakka Affairs Council minister insulted her, but the premier said Cabinet members need to communicate better
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 25, 2017
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Hsu Chen-wei (徐榛蔚) yesterday
Premier William Lai responds to questions from lawmakers at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
demanded an apology from Premier William Lai (賴清德) for Hakka Affairs Council Minister Lee Yung-te’s (李永得) insult of her, while Lai said that Lee should adjust his tone when addressing a legislative review.
During a legislative committee meeting on Wednesday last week, Lee rejected Hsu’s budget request for Hakka affairs in Hualien County, saying that he had “an issue with” Hsu and that she was trying to “hijack the budget.”
The comment triggered days of dispute between the pair, and Hsu yesterday raised the issue again during a plenary session at the legislature.
She demanded that Lai apologize for Lee’s “personal insult” against her.
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