The Ministry of the Interior might support fees for people who are rescued by air in mountainous areas after minor or preventable hiking accidents, the ministry told lawmakers on Thursday.
Minister of the Interior Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇) made the remark during a session of the legislature’s Internal Administration Committee in which lawmakers highlighted the rising number of medical evacuations conducted by the National Airborne Service Corps last year.
The corps last year conducted 453 rescue missions, a 39.7 percent rise from 2019, accounting for more than 17 hours of flight time, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) said, citing government
Beijing’s move to amend Hong Kong election laws contravenes promises made by China and undermines its credibility for any future agreements, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) said yesterday.
By a vote of 2,895-0, with one abstention, the Chinese National People’s Congress on Thursday passed a proposal giving a pro-Beijing committee power to appoint more of Hong Kong’s lawmakers, reducing the proportion of those directly elected, and ensuring that only those determined to be “patriots” would be allowed to run for office.
Many see the proposal as effectively ending the territory’s already weakened local democracy.
Chiu said the move contravenes Hong
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The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) yesterday reiterated calls for people to vote on Aug. 28 as it submitted to the Central Election Commission signatures it collected for two referendum petitions.
The Referendum Act (公民投票法) says that referendums are to be held once every two years on the fourth Saturday of August, which this year is Aug. 28.
KMT Legislator Lin Wei-chou (林為洲) is leading a petition to hold a referendum on whether the government should impose a complete ban on imports of meat, offal and related products from pigs given the leanness-enhancing additive ractopamine.
KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) has initiated a proposal