The Control Yuan’s publication yesterday of the asset declarations of government officials showed that Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) had disposed of his NT$2.88 million (US$188,281) investment in the Commons Daily, a Chinese-language daily based in southern Taiwan.
Wang and his wife declared cash deposits of NT$6.148 million, up from the NT$5.26 million they declared about a year ago, while their investments in private enterprises decreased from NT$23.514 million to NT$5.1 million.
INVESTMENTS
In addition to their investment in the Commons Daily, the couple have also rid themselves of investments in a food product manufacturing company and a factory producing chemical fertilizers.
The data showed that the number of pieces of land owned by the couple increased from 43 to 44, while their securities assets increased from NT$673,790 to NT$714,860, all put in trust.
Deputy Legislative Speaker Tseng Yung-chuan (曾永權), also a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) member, and his wife declared deposits of NT$7.23 million and securities valued at NT$12.076 million, up NT$3.215 million and NT$2.548 million respectively from about a year ago.
REAL ESTATE
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Hsueh Ling (薛凌), whose husband Chen Sheng-hung (陳勝宏) is the president of Sunny Bank, declared that they had deposits of NT$34.17 million, securities valued at NT$524.56 million, 84 pieces of land and 41 buildings.
In November 2007, the couple said they owned deposits amounting to NT$15.24 million, securities valued at NT$525.6 million, 80 pieces of land and 37 buildings.
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