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President Field and his Chief of Staff, Rebecca Poole, at Kaohsiung Formosa Boulevard Station’s ‘Dome of Light’
As part of the IOI President’s visit to the Control Yuan to receive its highest honour, the First Grade Medal, he also participated in a number of cultural visits, including: the Beitou Hot Springs District; the Beitou public library, Taiwan’s first ‘green building; the utterly beautiful Sun Moon Lake, an ancient and sacred place for the Indigenous Lolo people; the Kaohsiung Museum of History, which combines an extraordinary interactive and modern museum with a sobering commemoration of the appalling human rights violation of the ‘February 28 incident’; Kaohsiung Formosa Boulevard Station, famous for its ‘Dome of Light’, the world’s largest glass art installation made from individual pieces of glass; the wonderful architectural achievement that is ‘Weiwuying’ National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts; as well as the Pier-2 Art Centre, bringing vibrant life to the port area of Kaohsiung.
The President finished his visit with an evening in Kaohsiung with a dinner in his honour at the residence Madam Han, who was the most exceptionally gracious host and offered the very well-known hospitality of the Kaohsiung people. Dinner guests included the Yu-Lin Han, President, Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.; Yang, Ming-Jou, Chairman, Taiwan Sugar Corporation; Ying-Yao Cheng PhD., President, National Sun Yet-sen University; Evelyn Y.T. Chen PhD., President, National University of Kaohsiung; President Chen Chu; Lin Wen-cheng; Member, Control Yuan; Judy, Fu-meei Jui, Secretary General, Control Yuan and Rebecca Poole, Chief of the Staff to the IOI President.
Source: The Office of the IOI President and Western Australian Ombudsman
