Huang Shanshan, a candidate for mayor of Taipei without a party membership, held the inaugural meeting of the campaign headquarters today at Chung Cheng Hall, Boai Campus of Taipei City University.

(Photo by reporter Zheng Mingxiang)

[Reporter Cai Sipei/Taipei Report] Huang Shanshan, a candidate for mayor of Taipei without a party membership, held the inaugural meeting of the election headquarters this morning, but the venue was chosen at Taipei City University.

Zhao Yixiang, a candidate for the Taipei City Councillor of the Democratic Progressive Party, said that there was a notice at the entrance of the Taipei City University campus stating that "candidates of political parties and public offices are not allowed to engage in election-related activities", questioning Huang Shanshan's serious violation of school regulations and should have been expelled from the campus.

Peking University explained that the case is that the public relations company negotiated the loan of the school site, borrowed it according to the procedures and charged according to the regulations. The school treats all political parties equally, and will review and improve in the future.

Zhao Yixiang said that Taipei City University’s revised “Taipei City University Venue Equipment Fee Standards and Management and Use Points” on September 30, 2020, stated that the university may refuse to apply or stop using it, including “engaging in political gatherings or political party election activities. By".

Some students from Peking University also reported to him that a notice from the General Affairs Office was specially posted at the entrance of the school, stating that "In order to maintain administrative neutrality, the school refuses political parties, candidates for public office and their supporters to enter the school premises to engage in election-related activities."

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Zhao Yixiang said that Beishi University is subordinate to the Taipei Municipal Bureau of Education, and the Beishi government should be particularly cautious about the activities related to former deputy mayor Huang Shanshan's candidacy for mayor, and should be particularly strict with administrative neutrality requirements. Administratively non-neutral move.

Zhao Yixiang questioned that Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe once used the reasoning that "in principle, there should be no elections in public venues" to prevent DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shizhong from watching basketball, but condoned his former deputy mayor in the public venues also owned by Taipei City. If you hold a campaign, you should come forward and explain clearly.

Peking University responded that in order to actively develop financial resources, the school opened the campus space for loan outside the teaching use. In this case, the public relations company negotiated the loan of the school space, borrowed it according to the procedures and charged according to the regulations.

The school treats all political parties equally and reiterates that no political activities may be conducted on campus space outside of the borrowed venue.

Peking University also stated that according to the school venue borrowing regulations, the school must refuse political party activities, but the organizer did not pay attention to the relevant laws and regulations passed in the school in 2020, and will review and improve.

The school also reiterated that it will absolutely adhere to administrative neutrality, and will instruct administrative units to handle relevant activities with caution to avoid further disputes.

Peking University said that if his candidates approve of the school venue space, they are also welcome to borrow it for a fee.

Zhao Yixiang said that there was a notice at the entrance of the Taipei City University campus stating that "candidates of political parties for public office are not allowed to engage in election-related activities."

(Provided by Zhao Yixiang)