TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Taipei official has rushed to criticize a report published Wednesday claiming that major problems are plaguing the city's preparations to host the Universiade international sporting competition in August.
According to a local tabloid, there were four "chaotic" deficiencies: second-hand LED displays rented from China, problematic procurement for timing equipment, delays in generating menus for the athletes' village and the fact that the city's newly constructed NT$21 billion basketball stadium would be used only for exhibition games.
Department of Information and Tourism Commissioner Chien Yu-yen called the claims baseless on a radio talk show program and dared those who made the critiques to come forward and discuss the alleged problems.
First, she said, Taiwan already had the necessary LED equipment and had no need to rent such equipment from abroad.
Second, the International University Sports Federation (FISU), which organizes the Universiade, was currently approving menus recently sent by subcontractors for final approval, Chien said.
As for the basketball competitions, she said, the FISU had directed that they take place at Nangang Exhibition Center.
Chien said the tabloid's report was most likely based on internal leaks and that the information presented was one-sided. She added that many aspects of Taipei's hosting of the games were outside of the city government's direct control and that it had to defer to FISU on many matters.
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