Former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) yesterday attended a wedding rehearsal for his granddaughter Lee Kun-yi (李坤儀) at the Jinan Presbyterian Church in Taipei, his first public appearance since he was hospitalized on Nov. 27 after suffering a minor stroke.
Lee appeared to be in a good mood as he stepped out of a car, accompanied by his wife, Tseng Wen-hui (曾文惠), and daughter-in-law Chang Yue-yun (張月雲).
“I am very happy,” he said in response to media queries, and said “yes” when asked if he would feel a little sad when his granddaughter left home.
Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times
Pastor Huang Chun-sheng (黃春生) said the former president was in a good mood during the rehearsal and held Lee Kun-yi’s hand as he escorted her from the entrance of the church to the altar.
Wang Yen-chun (王燕軍), director of Lee Teng-hui’s office, said that Lee Kun-yi is scheduled to marry James Chao (趙贊凱), head of model management company Catwalk Production House Corp’s Hong Kong branch, at the church at 2pm tomorrow, and a wedding banquet would be held at 6:30pm at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Taipei.
Only family members and close friends of the couple are invited, Wang said.
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