NTU’s bombard Shaoxing Community with lawsuits

Standing at the door of the National Taiwan University College of Medicine, wearing a traditional red protest headband bearing the slogan: "Please don’t tear down my home", Mr. Chang yells out "NTU bullies!". Uncle Chang, a veteran of the Battle of Hsupeng, is one of around three to four hundred citizens who have been requested by NTU to vacate their homes. Residents are being sued by NTU, and asked to pay compensation for unjust enrichment.

Zhong Bao-min, spokesperson for general affairs at National Taiwan University College of Medicine, originally walked away after receiving the residents’ petition. However, after residents stubbornly sat in the doorway, demanding that their requests met, he delivered the following statement: "NTU is a public school, and therefore, must operate in accordance with formal procedures. Currently there is no resettlement program, but as part of the lawsuit a reconciliation procedure has been put in place. This will ensure that residents will be exempt from paying 99% of compensation for unjust enrichment. "  A group of 18 school and student representatives from National Taiwan University met to discuss the issues of the Shaoxing Community land dispute. The residents had requested the suspension of legal proceedings, and a joint meeting to discuss a possible resettlement program. Therefore, news of NTU’s decision to ignore residents’ requests and instead push ahead with the litigation process was met with great disappointment within the community. Shaoxing Community residents have been temporarily forced on to the sidelines, but come NTU’s anniversary celebrations on November 15th, the residents will again take up the fight to voice their pain of an uncertain future and the prospect of losing their homes.

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NTU’s bombard Shaoxing Community with lawsuits (by CJ Civil Media)
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紹興社區居民難熬 台大:無安置方案 不暫停訴訟 ( 公民行動影音紀錄資料庫 )

「你台大這樣欺負我！」頭綁「別拆我家」紅布條的紹興社區居民張伯伯，對著台大醫學院門口喊道。張伯伯是一名歷經徐蚌會戰的老兵，另外還有居住在此的一百多名住戶、無居住在此卻連帶被告的三四百人，被台大要求拆屋還地，賠償不當得利賠償金。

校方代表台大醫學院總務分處主任鍾寶敏原只接下居民陳情就轉身離去，在居民靜坐在門口要求之下，再度向居民說明：「台大是公立學校，一切依照程序進行。目前沒有安置方案，在訴訟中和解免除99％賠償金。」
台大校方與學生代表等18人組成小組會議，討論紹興社區土地爭議問題。居民訴求先暫停訴訟，與校方共同協商，討論安置方案，但校方在沒有邀請居民的會議表決之下，通過「不暫停訴訟」的結論，讓居民失望的先回去居住了數十年的棲身之地，等待11月15日的台大校慶，再度表達即將失去住所的心聲。

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