The DPP caucus yesterday continued to question the purpose of Wu’s trip.
DPP caucus whip Chai Trong-rong (蔡同榮) alleged that Wu had reported his selection by Ma as premier to Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
“Taiwanese have the right to know [if this is true],” Chai said.
DPP caucus secretary-general Yeh Yi-chin (葉宜津) told a press conference that Wu should make public the details of his activities on Sept. 5.
Yeh said it made no sense for Wu to visit Hong Kong to learn about preventing mudslides because Nantou County — Wu’s own legislative constituency — had suffered frequent landslides over the years.
“Premier Wu, don’t forget that you were a legislator elected by a Nantou constituency,” Yeh said. “Nantou has more experience with mudslides than Hong Kong. It would be better to take an inspection tour of Nantou.”
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Chiu Yi (邱毅) called the allegations nonsense.
At a dinner banquet hosted by Ma for KMT legislators in Taipei on Friday to solicit support for the new Cabinet and exchange ideas, Ma endorsed Wu’s Hong Kong trip, saying he was aware of it beforehand.
Ma said that Wu’s visit to Hong Kong to learn about civil engineering there was his idea.
While in Hong Kong, Wu said he had visited the Civil Engineering and Development Department and received information on mudslide prevention.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY STAFF WRITER
RSS