Pan-blue lawmakers yesterday requested a constitutional interpretation of the renaming of the country's state-owned post company earlier this year.
In line with the government's campaign to shed the names of state-owned enterprises that contain references to China in a bid to underscore Taiwan's distinct national identity, the nation's postal service, Chunghwa Post Co (
"Chunghwa" means "Chinese" or "China."
"It is illegal to change the name of Chunghwa Post without the Legislative Yuan first amending related laws and regulations. The Executive Yuan has obviously infringed on the powers of the Legislative Yuan, which is unconstitutional," People First Party (PFP) Legislator Lee Fu-tien (李復甸) told reporters yesterday.
A total of 104 legislators from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and PFP applied to the Council of Grand Justices for a constitutional interpretation.
They asked that the council provide an interpretation as soon as possible.
KMT Legislator Justin Chou (
"More than one-third of legislators back the application, so we were able to bring the case to the Council of Grand Justices today [yesterday]," Lee said.
Lee argued that under the Constitution, Chunghwa Post was a state-run company created by the Legislative Yuan, adding that any name change must therefore be approved by the Legislative Yuan.
The name change made by the Executive Yuan was illegal, he said.
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