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Public outcry at City Hall over proposal to name Chinatown subway stop after Rose Pak
Summary
Public testimony at the Oct. 4 Board of Supervisors meeting focused heavily on a proposed naming of the Central Subway’s Chinatown station for Rose Pak, with a string of Chinatown leaders and residents urging the board not to confer the honor amid allegations about Pak’s involvement in divisive political activity and ties to organizations with links to the Chinese government.
Dozens of residents and community leaders told the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 4 that naming the Central Subway Chinatown station after Rose Pak would politicize a public facility and would be inappropriate because of Pak’s role in numerous contentious local fights and her ties to organizations with links to the People’s Republic of China.
Speakers representing Chinatown institutions, community groups and religious organizations urged supervisors to reject any action to name the station after Pak. Comments ranged from personal recollections of Pak’s civic work to…
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