STICKING WITH KUAN: Facebook posts were the forum of choice for many, while the Ministry of Education was defended by its new boss and the Northern Taiwan Society
Taipei Times
Date: May 01, 2018
By: Ann Maxon / Staff reporter
National Taiwan University’s (NTU) election committee yesterday said it would not
From left, Free Taiwan Party Chairman Tsay Ting-kuei, Union of Taiwan Teachers executive director Hsiao Hsiao-ling, Northern Taiwan Society deputy chairman Lee Chuan-hsin, Taiwan Society chairman Chang Yeh-sen, attorney Chan Chin-chien and National Taiwan University Graduate Student Association president Wang Yu-chun take part in a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
choose another president for the school, despite the Ministry of Education’s decision on Friday that Kuan Chung-ming (管中閔) was unqualified to be president.
The committee would not hold another election unless the ministry has a good reason for not approving Kuan, spokeswoman Yuan Hsiao-wei (袁孝維) said, adding that the committee on Saturday had said it would not accept the ministry’s decision since it had followed regulations in electing Kuan.
Although Deputy Minister of Education Yao Leeh-ter (姚立德), a committee member, said on Saturday that not all members had agreed to issue the statement, Yuan said the statement represented more than half the members. [FULL STORY]
