Taipei Times
Date: Jul 28, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA

A US district court of appeal judge has handed down a ruling against an overseas Chinese association in San Francisco over its removal of a Republic of China (ROC) national flag from its office in 2013 to signify the end of its support for the ROC government.

Justice Rebecca Wiseman said in a written statement that the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in San Francisco should replace the ROC flag in its office.

The ruling was made on the grounds that association president Ted Wong (黃榮達) forced the passage of a resolution to get rid of the flag during a board of directors’ meeting in May 2013, an action which violated the organization’s rules because the resolution failed to get the required number of votes from board members for its approval.

The attorney representing the plaintiff said that the ruling is a victory, because the reasons given for opposing the removal of the flag have all been accepted by the court.     [FULL  STORY]