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Scots head for shake-up after rejecting independence

Saturday, 20 September 2014 05:42 Taipei Times

Disappointed YES campaign supporters gather in Edinburgh yesterday after the result of the Scottish independence referendum.
Photo: EPA

Scots rejected independence yesterday in a referendum that left the centuries-old UK intact, but headed for a major shake-up that is to give more autonomy to both Scotland and England.

Despite a surge in nationalist support in the final fortnight of the campaign, the “no” camp secured 55.30 percent of the vote, against 44.70 percent for the pro-independence “yes” camp.

Scotland’s vote ‘a model for Taiwan’

Friday, 19 September 2014 11:36 Taipei Times

The Constitution of the Republic of China (ROC) is beset with problems when it comes to authorizing powers to central and local governments, Taiwan Society president and historian Chang Yen-hsien (張炎憲) said yesterday, adding that the nation needs a referendum on writing a new constitution and stressing that the existing Referendum Act (公民投票法) must be amended to do so.

Chang made the remarks as Scotland’s historical independence referendum took place, to decide whether it would leave the UK and become an independent nation.

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International relations academic Genki Fujii, fourth left, Formosa Republican Association Chairman Yen Ching-chang, center, Japanese Conservative Union Chairman Jikido Aeba, fourth right, former National Security Council deputy secretary-general Parris Chang, right, and others gesture at a seminar in Taipei yesterday.
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