From Taiwan News Online:
Despite resistance from the opposition, senior government leaders decided yesterday to rename the Chiang Kai-shek (ËªãÁü≥) Memorial Hall to the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall and to remodel it into a showcase of achievements of Taiwan’s democratization.
The name change was part of a drive to rectify Taiwan’s title and to redefine the role of late President Chiang Kai-shek who has been defined by President Chen Shui-bian (Èô≥Ê∞¥ÊâÅ) and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party as the mastermind who ordered the 228 massacre in 1947.
Minister of Education Cheng-sheng announced the decision after consulting at length with senior cabinet officials, including Public Construction Commission Chairman Wu Tse-cheng, Council for Economic Planning and Development Vice Chairman Chang Ching-sen (張景森), Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission Chairman Shih Neng-chieh, Government Information Office Minister Cheng Wen-tsang (鄭文燦).
However, the participants did not decide when the memorial hall will have a new name or undergo other renovation projects to further other functions. [Full Text]
