The China Post
Date: November 8, 2016
By: Joseph Yeh
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Presidential Office Monday announced that renovations and tightened security
A view of the exterior of the presidential residence is seen in this photograph taken Monday, Nov. 7 in Taipei. (Joseph Yeh, The China Post)
measures at the official presidential residence had been completed, with President Tsai Ing-wen expected to move in “soon.”
According to the office, Tsai currently only spends around two days per week at the official residence on Taipei’s Aiguo East Road, but was in was in process of organizing her belongings and moving in permanently following the renovations.
Tsai could complete the move next week if she “finds the time to finish packing over the weekend,” the office said.
The office said Tsai had previously spent the bulk of her time at a private residence on Taipei’s Dunhua North Road.
The official residence is to be code named “Yonghe” (永和官邸) for the duration of Tsai’s stay. It previously carried the moniker “Zhongxing” (中興官邸) during former President Ma Ying-jeou’s eight-year tenure. [FULL STORY]
