Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) confirmed yesterday that he was considering a management reshuffle for state-run enterprises.
Wu said he planned to use the Lunar New Year holiday to think about the planned reshuffle at state-run companies, as well as changes in the Cabinet. He did not elaborate.
Wu made the remark on his way to inspect police officers on duty during the Lunar New Year holiday.
He was responding to a report by the Chinese-language United Daily News yesterday that quoted an unnamed high-ranking politician as saying that the government would review the performance of state-run enterprises, including CPC Corp, Taiwan, which caused an uproar recently for overcharging consumers for air pollution fees and other types of fees.
A reshuffle would also involve changes in the Cabinet, following the replacement of Government Information Office (GIO) Minister Su Jun-pin (蘇俊賓), the paper quoted the official as saying.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Secretary-General King Pu-tsung (金溥聰) said on Friday that Su would formally take over as KMT spokesman on Feb. 24, while KMT Cultural and Communication Committee head Lee Chien-jung (李建榮) would take a position at the Straits Exchange Foundation.
Lawyer and TV anchor Hsieh Zhen-wu (謝震武) has been short-listed to head the GIO, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times' sister newspaper) reported yesterday.
The premier said he was acquainted with Hsieh, but did not confirm when asked whether he would appoint Hsieh as Su's successor.
“I have many names in mind. Some of them are afraid of working for the government because they have to follow many requirements,” Wu said.
Asked to comment on King’s suggestion that Vice Premier Eric Chu (朱立倫) run for mayor of the to be established Sinbei City on behalf of the party in the year-end special municipality elections, Wu said this would only happen if the person in question were willing to accept the nomination.
“But so far none of this has happened,” Wu said.
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