CHANGE: Suggestions regarding new functions for the hall from families of victims of the 228 Incident would be respected, but they should be feasible, Lin Wan-i said
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 02, 2020
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Minister Without Portfolio Lin Wan-i (林萬億) yesterday said that it would be best to give the
Honor guards march in front of the Chiang Kai-shek’s statue at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on Dec. 17, 2018.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
Lin, tasked with overseeing issues related to the transformation of the memorial hall, made the remarks after renewed calls from families of victims of the 228 Incident to dismantle the structure.
There is no timetable to decide the fate of the national historic site yet, as the Ministry of Culture is still compiling files that relate to its transformation, Lin said, adding that inter-departmental meetings would be held after the ministry submits its recommendation.
There are many suggestions regarding the memorial hall’s transformation — issues such as its new name, new functions and how to deal with Chiang Kai-shek’s (蔣介石) statue, Lin said, adding that suggestions from the victims’ families would be respected, but at the same time, they should be viable. [FULL STORY]
