SHOCK MOVE?Mayor Ko said that he was surprised to learn that the homeowner did not know in advance of the demolition, and that he had not been told either
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 27, 2015
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
The Taipei Department of Urban Development yesterday said that a construction
Luo Chin-kuang yesterday cries as he kneels after his house on Tingzhou Road in Taipei was torn down by a construction company as part of a private urban renewal project. Photo: Hsiao Ting-fang, Taipei Times
company’s demolition of a privately owned building was carried out in accordance with legal procedures as part of a private urban renewal project approved by the Taipei City Government.
Pacific Construction Co on Friday sent three excavators to a site on Tingzhou Road (汀州路), and in just two minutes tore down a house owned by Luo Chin-kuang (羅進光).
The urban renewal project involved 80 landowners, and Luo was the only one to oppose to it.
All the other homes had already been demolished.
Luo had previously said that his house’s location had been determined according to feng shui principles, and that demolishing it would bring Taiwan bad luck.
Luo emerged from his home at noon and, kneeling down, he read from a prepared statement, pleading to President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) to help protect his land. [FULL STORY]
