Lin Wei-chun honors late father, former elite police unit leader

Actress Lin Wei-chun has shared tributes to her late father, Lin Chin-hsiang, revealing his significant history as the first leader of the Taipei City Police Department’s elite ‘Thunderbolt Group’ (迅雷小組).

Lin shared historical news clippings from 1983 documenting the formation of the unit. She recalled that her childhood dream was to follow in his footsteps and become a police officer, but her father responded to her ambition with a stern warning, ‘I will break your legs.’ Lin noted that she now understands this was his way of expressing concern for the dangers and hardships associated with the profession.

Lin expressed her deep grief following her father's passing, noting that despite being mentally prepared, the loss remains profoundly difficult to endure.