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• Taiwan Quick Take

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  ■ Society

  Suicidal man kills woman

  A man survived a suicide bid when he jumped off a 23-storey building but killed a woman motorist when he landed on her car beneath, a report said yesterday. The 44-year-old, identified only by his surname Chang, leapt from the high-rise in south-ern Tainan city Saturday, hitting the compact car which was parked outside, TVBS cable news network said. Chang only suffered fractures to his feet, but the woman died before emer-gency services could get her to hospital. Chang's mother apologized to the victim's grieving family. "He [my son] wanted to die. He did not but the other person died," she told reporters, adding that her son had a 10-year record of manic depression. The television station said the victim's family would seek millions of dollars in damages while Chang may face charges.

  ■ Politics

  TSU wants street renamed

  Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) candidate for the year-end legislative elections Huang Shih-chuo (黃適卓) called on the Taipei City Government yesterday to change the name of Guangzhou Street (廣州街) in front of Lungshan Temple to "Lungshan Temple Street." Huang, who will be fighting for a legislative seat in the Taipei southern constituency, made the appeal after a campaign rally held at the square in front of Lungshan Temple. According to Huang, the street was designated as "Lungshan Temple Street" after the temple was inaugurated in 1740, but the former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)government renamed it as "Guangzhu Street" in 1945. Huang noted that the statutes governing the designation of roads and streets require that all roads and streets in the city be designated in line with a province, city or famous river in China, adding that this "colonial clause" has not been revised because of opposition by the pan-blue camp, which controls the city council.

  ■ Diplomacy

  Italian lawmakers to visit

  Eight pro-Taiwan Italian lawmakers departed Rome Saturday for a six-day visit to Taiwan. The group, headed by Gianpaolo Landi di Chiavenna, a member of the Italian Assembly of Deputies and chairman of the pro-Taiwan group in the assembly, includes the vice president of the Deputies Assembly's Committee for Culture, Science and Education Affairs and three other pro-Taiwan deputies. During the visit, the lawmakers will meet with President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) and pay courtesy calls on the Executive Yuan and the Mainland Affairs Council. They will also visit the island of Kinmen and the National Palace Museum.

  ■ Technology

  Delegation to go to Israel

  A Taiwanese delegation headed by Chang Ching-sen (張景森), vice chairman of the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), arrived in Tel Aviv yesterday to study Israel's desalination techno-logy. Chang said the delegation will visit Israel's largest seawater desalination plant to gain a better understanding of its advanced procedures and waste water treatment technologies. Noting that Taiwan is planning to build a desalination facility in its outlying island county of Penghu to resolve water shortages there, Chang said he believes that his Israel study tour will be of great help to the Penghu desalination plant project. Chang's mission includes Huang Chin-shan (黃金山), a former head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs' water resource department who is now a CEPD adviser.
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