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Assets of officials made public by Control Yuan

The Control Yuan published asset declarations of government officials yesterday, the first time since the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration came to power on May 20.

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and first lady Chow Mei-chin’s (周美青) bank deposits increased to NT$64.68 million (US$1.94 million) from NT$52.37 million in February when he was running his presidential campaign.

Data released by the Control Yuan showed that the first couple have stocks valued at NT$687,470 and other securities valued at NT$289,736, while in 2006 their stocks were valued at NT$684,470 and the other securities at NT$249,787.

The data also showed that bank deposits belonging to Vice President Vincent Siew (蕭萬長) and his wife decreased to NT$27. 25 million from NT$29.05 million in February.

Siew’s wife Chu Chu-hsien (朱俶賢) declared that she possessed two pieces of diamond jewelry valued at NT$1.2 million and NT$1.4 million respectively and two necklaces worth NT$700,000.

Of the 74 officials whose declared assets were listed, Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) was the only official whose assets were being managed by financial consultants to avoid any possible conflict of interest.

The publication showed that the savings of Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (劉兆玄) and his wife increased to NT$11.34 million from NT$9.93 million nine years ago when Liu was vice premier.

Vice Premier Paul Chiu (邱正雄) and his wife’s savings increased from NT$9.12 million nine years ago when Chiu was finance minister to NT$16.4 million.

Executive Yuan Secretary-General Hsueh Hsiang-chuan (薛香川) and his wife’s savings also increased, from NT$8.73 million when he was vice chairman of the National Science Council seven years ago, to NT$11.34 million.
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