After the passing of Mr Rong San Lin (林榮三), founder of the Taipei Times and its sister newspaper, the Liberty Times, many politicians have visited the Liberty Times Group headquarters to pay tribute to the late media industry great.
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) yesterday paid his tribute to Mr Lin, praising his contributions to the nation’s self-determination.
Accompanied by his aides, a solemn Ko arrived at the Liberty Times headquarters in Taipei’s Neihu District (內湖) at about 12pm.
Photo: Taipei Times
After signing his name in a guestbook, Ko entered a temporary shrine set up in the building’s lobby, where he and Taipei City Government spokesman Sidney Lin (林鶴明) followed the funeral directors’ instructions and bowed before a portrait of Mr Lin.
On Mr Lin’s influence on him, Ko said: “I visited him when I was campaigning for Taipei mayor last year. He offered me a lot of advice.”
Referring to the Liberty Times’ group motto: “Taiwan Foremost, Liberty First,” which was displayed next to Mr Lin’s portrait, Ko said: “He was a man that stood for Taiwan’s self-determination and sovereignty. It is only natural that people look up to him.”
Other dignitaries who paid their respects to Mr Lin yesterday included Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平), central bank Governor Perng Fai-nan (彭淮南), former vice president Annette Lu (呂秀蓮), Minister of National Defense Kao Kuang-chi (高廣圻), Minister of Culture Hung Meng-chi (洪孟啟) and Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), as well as a number of lawmakers and business leaders.
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