Control Yuan to probe teahousesPUBLIC SECRET: More than 100 teahouses with hostess services operate in Wanhua, but authorities have not cracked down on them, a Control Yuan member saidBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterThe Control Yuan yesterday launched an investigation into the alleged sex trade in Taipei’s “teahouses,” as the establishments draw greater attention after they were linked to a cluster of COVID-19 infections in Wanhua District (萬華). Control Yuan member Lin Kuo-ming (林國明) said that local officials have been negligent in addressing the matter, after teahouses, known as “A-gong diam” (阿公店) in Hoklo (commonly known as Taiwanese), were shown to be the center of a COVID-19 cluster. A lane along Guangzhou Street Night Market in Taipei’s Wanhua District is pictured on Tuesday. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times“As local authorities have not cracked down on such contraventions, a probe will be launched into the matter,” Lin said. Although the teahouses along Wanhua’s streets and alleys are among the nation’s most famous, there are similar businesses on a smaller scale in other cities and towns.

Source: Taipei Times May 21, 2021 16:00 UTC