Su apologizes for leprosarium debacle

The second reading is the key stage in the legislative process, as only minor changes would be made after the second reading before the draft legislation becomes law.

Meanwhile, members of the Youth Alliance for Lo Sheng staged a demonstration in front of Taipei County Hall yesterday morning.

"We wanted to remind [Taipei] County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋) of the promise he made last year," said Kuan Wu-yuan (管婺媛), a member of the Youth Alliance, adding that on July 30 last year, Chou visited the leprosarium and signed an agreement promising that he "would never use forceful means to demolish Lo Sheng Sanatorium."

In response, Deputy County Commissioner Chen Wen-jen (陳威仁) said that the county would not insist on its current plan and would cooperate if the Executive Yuan came up with a new plan.

Additional reporting by Jimmy Chuang and CNA