Final day of Lee memorial draws record-high crowdBy Chen Yu-fu, Lu Yi-hsuan and Dennis Xie / Staff reporters, with staff writerMore than 40,000 people visited the memorial to former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) at the Taipei Guest House before it closed yesterday. The 16-day memorial ended as Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) led the entire staff overseeing the memorial in bowing three times before a portrait of Lee, who died on July 30 at the age of 97. Presidential Office statistics showed a total of 43,067 visitors, with 3,899 showing up yesterday, a daily high. Photo: Chen Yu-fu, Taipei TimesMeanwhile, sources said a public memorial service for Lee is being planned for the Grand Chapel of Aletheia University in New Taipei City, perhaps on Sept. 19. Members of the Lee funeral committee are to meet on Wednesday to discuss the details.

Source: Taipei Times August 16, 2020 15:56 UTC