Taiwan official urges people to stop changing their name to 'salmon'

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.