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HK democracy protests resume

Taipei Times

A policeman direct pedestrians as demonstrators shout slogans before a march for democracy in Hong Kong yesterday.
Photo: AFP

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday for the first time since mass demonstrations shut down parts of the territory for more than two months during the Umbrella movement from Sept. 26 to Dec. 15 last year.

Chinese spouse coverage legal: NHIA

Taipei Times

The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) yesterday dismissed a news report that said it has illegally granted “resident status” to Chinese nationals living in Taiwan without a foreign resident certificate to entitle them to the coverage under the NHI program.

The agency made the remarks in response to an article published yesterday by the Chinese-language newspaper Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper), which said the administration used the approach to benefit more than 60,000 Chinese.

KMT unresponsive to new citizens

Michael Hsiao 蕭新煌

Since the devastating defeat of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in last year’s nine-in-one local elections, the people of Taiwan have experienced a system reboot and have been reborn as Taiwanese.

These new citizens no longer allow others to decide their destiny for them, nor do they allow inept, irresponsible and incompetent administrations and politicians, or greedy and heartless consortiums to control the welfare of all or kill off the future of the nation’s youth.

Doctors request parole extension for Chen Shui-bian

Taipei Times

A team of medical personnel looking after former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) yesterday said that his medical parole should be extended.

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital honorary vice president Chen Shun-sheng (陳順勝), who is deputy convener of the team, handed over an official report produced by the team to Taichung Prison officials at the former president’s private residence.

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