The Taipei City Government issued an warning on Monday to the Tsai Jui-yueh Dance Research Institute for its violation of its contract with the government in turning its reopening ceremony into a political campaign rally for the ruling partys presidential candidate.
Lee Yung-ping, director of civil affairs the city government, said it was "very inappropriate" for the Tsai Jui-yueh Foundation, which was entrusted to run the institute, to have invited President Chen Shui-bian （陳水扁） and other politicians from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party to attend its grand opening and to campaign for former premier Frank Hsieh （謝長廷）, who has recently won the DPPs nomination to run in the 2008 presidential race.

Responding to inquiries in the city council, Lee warned that her department might have no choice but to terminate its contract with the foundation and to confiscate the foundations deposits if the foundation is again found to have been involved in campaign activities of any candidates running in the coming elections.

None of the officials from the city government, which allocates funds to finance the foundations operations, were invited to the occasion, Lee said, adding that the foundation did not inform the city government of President Chens presence until the day before the ceremony.

Instead of introducing Tsai Jui-yuehs lifetime achievements, former Changhua County magistrate and DPP legislator Weng Chin-chu （翁金珠） gave a speech calling on the attendees to use their connections to solicit votes for Hsieh in order to safeguard the "indigenous Taiwanese" regime.

The Tsai Jui-yueh Dance Research Institute, also known as the Rose Heritage Site, is located in a quiet back alley near Taipeis bustling Zhongshan North Road.

The building that houses the institute was originally a dormitory for civil servants during the Japanese occupation of the island 1895-1945. The houses in this predominantly Japanese neighborhood were of uniform size and arranged in orderly rows. Damaged by fire in October 1999, the building has now been restored to its original appearance, thanks to funds provided by the city government and the concerted efforts of the public and private sectors.

Tsai is regarded as an educator and a pioneer promoter of modern dance in Taiwan.

In his speech, President Chen also expressed his admiration for Tsais courage and tenacity as Tsai maintained her exuberant vitality and courageously carried on alone after her husband, a poet, was arrested and later exiled for political reasons during Taiwans infamous white terror era in the 1950s.