Legislative Yuan Relocation and Renovation Plans Gain Attention; Secretary-General Hopes for Decision This Term

Given the insufficient space at the Legislative Yuan, there have been ongoing calls for relocation or renovation, and lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties questioned the progress on the matter today. Legislative Yuan Secretary-General Chou Wan-lai stated that he hopes to decide on a location during this term (the 11th term). Currently, in addition to evaluating the six original locations, Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu has his own ideas regarding the Grand Hotel, and there is also a proposal for on-site renovation. Since moving to its current location in 1960 (formerly the Second Girls' High School during the Japanese colonial period), the Legislative Yuan has had limited space, and despite successive additions, it remains insufficient. Former President You Si-kun established an advisory committee in the previous term (the 10th term), which selected the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the former Air Force Command Headquarters, the current site of the Tucheng Detention Center, the Chenggongling military camp, the Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park, and the HSR Changhua Station specific area as priority expansion sites. Chou emphasized that he hopes to make a decision this term through party negotiations.