The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and People First Party (PFP) yesterday unveiled their recommendation list of members of the soon-to-be-formed National Communications Commission (NCC).
The six-member list announced by the KMT included National Chengchi University professor Liu You-li (劉幼琍), National Taiwan University professor Lin Tung-tai (林東泰), Chiao Tung University professor Lin Yi-ping (林一平), National Chengchi University professor Su Yeong-chin (蘇永欽), Academia Sinica researcher Liu Kung-chung (劉孔中) and National Taiwan University professor and former Consumers' Foundation chairman Wu Chung-chi (吳忠吉).
The KMT chose the six out of 40 hopefuls that had been recommended by various bodies, said Tseng Yung-chuan (
The PFP recommended law professor Liu Chung-teh (劉忠德) of National Chengchi University and Taiwan Television Enterprise president Lee Tzu-yuan (李祖源).
According to a bill on the organization of the NCC which was passed by the legislature last month, the 13 members of the commission will be chosen by a panel from 18 candidates -- of which 15 are nominated by political parties in proportion to the number of seats they hold in the legislature, and three by the Executive Yuan. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) can recommend seven seats, while the KMT and the PFP can recommend eight seats.
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Half of the names put forward by the KMT are members of KMT-funded think tanks, Ker said.
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