It's a tough time to be putting on a Taiwanese cultural festival in Hong Kong, but the official in charge of the island's bureau here wants to take people's minds off the recent "gutter oil" scandal - and, perhaps, restore some trust. Lu Chien-ying, director of the Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Centre, says she is still struggling to comprehend the food safety scandal that rocked the island, and Hong Kong. She says her "heart aches" over it. "The incident is so incongruous with the values of Taiwan that I and my fellow citizens have worked hard to build and uphold. It really hurts," she says. "For a place without strong backup and resources like Taiwan, we have to count on our credit...
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