The government-owned Taiwan Post Co (
"This company has officially re-registered its name as the `Taiwan Post Co,'" Cabinet Deputy Secretary-General Chen Mei-ling (陳美伶) said during a press conference yesterday morning. "However, the old name `Chunghwa Post Co' is still under the company's ownership, so applications to register other companies under this name will be temporarily rejected."
In a press conference organized by the Cabinet yesterday morning, Chen said that the process to change the postal service's name was totally legal.
However, out of respect for the legislature, the Cabinet would still amend certain laws that may pertain to the issue and then submit them to the legislature in the near future, Chen said.
Minister of Transportation and Communications Tsai Duei (
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Tsai said promoting Taiwan to the world was the biggest reason for changing the name, adding that the company employees' legal rights, benefits and job opportunities remain unchanged.
Chen, a former prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice, said that the Taiwan Post name would not change even if the legislature declined to pass the amendments submitted by the Cabinet in the future.
"The Postal Law clearly says that this company's authorization belongs to the ministry. Its own company board has the authorization [to name the company], not the legislature," she said.
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