SHIFTING THE BLAME: Hou You-yi said that dorms leased by Chinese Culture University belong to his wife’s family and denied it is strange that each dorm has a door plate
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 01, 2018
By: Lai Hsiao-tung and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
After days of controversy, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) New Taipei City mayoral
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) New Taipei City mayoral hopeful Hou You-yi yesterday speaks at a news conference at the party’s New Taipei City headquarters. Photo: CNA
candidate Hou You-yi (侯友宜) yesterday finally commented on a controversy about dorms at Chinese Culture University registered under his wife’s name.
The legality of using the building majority-owned by Hou’s wife, Jen Mei-ling (任美鈴), as dorms has been questioned, and they have been described as expensive, badly operated and of poor quality.
Hou yesterday held a press conference at the KMT’s New Taipei City chapter, flanked by his campaign office director, Hsieh Cheng-ta (謝政達), and Youyu Co lawyer Chen Chia-yao (陳佳瑤).
Youyu Co leases out the building and a 5 percent increase in rent this year was in line with market practice, Chen said. [FULL STORY]
