TPP and NPP lawmakers urge abolition of Control Yuan and Examination YuanBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterThe Control Yuan and Examination Yuan should be abolished as their seats are filled with “fat-cat patronage appointments” for well-paying and cushy jobs, while some members have accepted teaching positions in China, raising national security concerns, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and New Power Party (NPP) lawmakers said yesterday. Taiwan People’s Party lawmakers yesterday hold banners in the main chamber of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei calling for abolition of the Control Yuan and Examination Yuan. The TPP held a brief protest inside and outside the main legislative chamber, during which TPP caucus whip Lai Hsiang-ling (賴香伶) raised the issue of some Examination Yuan members accepting outside work, including lecturing posts in China. “Some Examination Yuan members have accepted visiting professor or guest lecturer posts at universities in China. “The questionnaire is not so tough... Our society has many impoverished people, but Examination Yuan members enjoy very high salaries and good perks, all paid for by the taxpayers.

Source: Taipei Times July 08, 2020 15:56 UTC