Whether to Revoke Core Pacific City's 20% Floor Area Bonus: Chiang Wan-an Says Letter Sent to Dingyue for Explanation

The Taipei District Court's verdict on the Core Pacific City and three other major cases was handed down on March 26. The verdict, totaling 391 pages and over 290,000 characters, was published today.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an led city department heads to the Taipei City Council today to present a policy report and answer questions. DPP Councilor Hsu Shu-hua asked: Since the Core Pacific City verdict has been published online and explicitly states an "illegal 20% floor area bonus," will the city government cancel the bonus deemed illegal by the court?

Chiang Wan-an responded that, as he stated yesterday, they would take action once they obtained the full content of the court's verdict. Having now understood the ruling, he has asked the Urban Development Department and the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate immediately. Today, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, an official letter will be sent to Dingyue Company requesting a statement of opinion.

Hsu Shu-hua pressed further on whether the city would proactively cancel the 20% bonus. Chiang reiterated that they must follow the procedures outlined in the Administrative Procedure Act. Once the process is complete, an investigation committee will convene to make a decision.

DPP Councilor Wang Min-sheng questioned that since the court has already pointed out the illegality and Dingyue Company has also applied for a building permit alteration to remove the disputed 20% bonus proactively, why is Chiang Wan-an still afraid to declare the bonus illegal? How long will he delay before justice is served?

Chiang replied that because the verdict was just published online, he had not read it in its entirety. Furthermore, before making an unfavorable administrative penalty, all relevant procedures must be completed—including allowing the opposing party to state their views—to prevent subsequent disputes, such as Dingyue seeking administrative relief.

Chiang stated yesterday that as long as the verdict clearly indicates the 20% bonus is illegal, the city government will complete the relevant procedures in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Chien Se-fang, Commissioner of the Taipei City Urban Development Department, added that an investigation committee comprising internal and external members has been formed for this case. Discussions will begin after receiving the verdict, and a resolution is expected to take about two months. (Editor: Lin Shu-hui) 1150410