Taipei Times
Date: Apr 03, 2017
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) yesterday

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu, foreground right, speaks in support of veterans protesting the government’s pension reform plans during a news conference outside the Legislative Yuan yesterday. Photo: CNA

rebutted allegations that she leaked new KMT members’ personal information to former vice president Wu Den-yih’s (吳敦義) camp, adding that the party’s headquarters is investigating the case.

Hung made the remarks while visiting a group of military veterans going by the self-chosen name of “800 Heroes” that have been camping outside the legislature to protest the government’s pension reform plans since late February.

The original “800 Heroes” were a group of Chinese soldiers who defended a warehouse against Japanese troops during the 1937 Battle of Shanghai.    [FULL  STORY]