Day: February 7, 2014

A total of 825 associations are entitled to vote in this year’s chief execcutive election, the government announced Thursday. According to an official statement, seven associations were suspended and 58 were deleted from the electoral roll. The statement did not elaborate on the reasons for the 65 suspensions and deletions. The 825 legal entities comprise […]

Taiwan authorities are planning to tight  immigration requirements for immigrants from Hong Kong and Macau, according to local media. According to the present regulations, residents of HK and Macau are required to have bank deposits or investments totaling no less than HKD1.28 million. A report in the media said that Taiwan is planning to increase […]

The Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Social Solidarity Department Head Choi Sio Un said Thursday that the government would revise the current tools and practices to assess the level of disabilities resident may have with the help of experts from the mainland. He said that the revised assessment tools were expected to be put into use […]