Civic group to buy 228 victim Tang Te-chang’s houseBy Hung Jui-chin and Dennis Xie / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Tainan Cultural Heritage Protection Association has raised more than NT$20 million (US$671,998) from about 8,000 donors to purchase the former residence of 228 Incident victim Tang Te-chang (湯德章) from a private owner, saving it from demolition. The civic group initiated the fundraising campaign after learning that the owner of the property planned to turn it into a private parking space. The appeal was backed by several politicians, including Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) and former Tainan mayor George Chang (張燦鍙). The house of lawyer Tang Te-chang, who was executed without a trial following the 228 Incident, is pictured in Tainan on May 23. The park was renamed Tang Te-chang Memorial Park in 1997.

Source: Taipei Times June 12, 2020 15:56 UTC