Taiwan official urges people to stop changing their name to 'salmon'
by Agence France-Presse in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#5FGC8)
Dozens of people have changed names to include gui yu' to take advantage of sushi promotion
A Taiwanese official has pleaded with people to stop changing their name to salmon" after dozens made the unusual move to take advantage of a restaurant promotion.
In a phenomenon that has been labelled salmon chaos" by local media, about 150 mostly young people visited government offices in recent days to officially change their name.
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