Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/08
By: Lu Hsin-hui, Wang Shu-fen and Ko Lin
Taipei, April 8 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) will hold a press conference on April
Chen Chu (陳菊)/CNA file photo
11 to announce the appointment of Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) as the new Presidential Office secretary-general, the Presidential Office said Sunday.
The move will fill the position left vacant by Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), who became foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle in late February, said Presidential Office spokesman Sydney Lin (林鶴明).
According to an unnamed senior official, Chen is expected to assume the post after President Tsai returns from a five-day trip to the Kingdom of Swaziland, one of Taiwan’s two diplomatic allies in Africa, from April 17-21.
In a statement earlier Sunday, the Kaohsiung mayor confirmed that she has accepted the new position, noting that she will assist President Tsai in her push to promote government reform. [FULL STORY]
