Memorial service marks former premier’s deathBy Lin Liang-sheng / Staff reporterSeveral senior members of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday attended a memorial service in Taipei for late former premier Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村), who died on March 30 at the age of 100. Former president Ma Ying-jeou yesterday bows during a memorial service in Taipei to pay tribute to former premier Hau Pei-tsun, who passed away on March 30, aged 100. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei TimesMa took the opportunity to respond to comments by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文). Meanwhile, former Taipei mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), one of Hau Pei-tsun’s two sons, said his father had hoped not to disturb his colleagues and friends, and to allow everyone to remember him in their own way. Many elders wanted to pay their respects to Hau Pei-tsun, hence the memorial yesterday, he added.

Source: Taipei Times August 23, 2020 15:56 UTC