New Law to Regulate Camp Site Management|露營區1成合法 將禁"土石流潛勢區"

Camping has become an increasingly popular activity in Taiwan. However, as much as 90 percent of Taiwan's camping sites are illegal. Lin Tsung-hsien, the head of Council of Agriculture, said the government will collectively put new policies in place to ban developers from setting up camp sites in areas with potential risk of mudslides.


There is only turf in the field, no sign of any orchard or crop. The turf is set to attract tourists to set their camps. However, 90 percent of camping sites in Taiwan are running illegally. Lin Tsung-hsien, the head of Council of Agriculture, said at the Legislature that the council has reached an agreement with the Tourism Bureau and will collectively put new law in place to ban developers from setting up camp sites in areas with potential risk of debris flow disasters.

Does the managing duty of the camping sites fall on the Council of Agriculture or on the Tourism Bureau? We have reached an agreement with the tourism bureau and our proposal of a new law governing the management of camping sites just cleared the Cabinet last week.

On the other hand, Wu Yin-ning, the general managerof Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing has been criticized for allocating public fund for the purchase of subpar quality produce. DPP Lawmaker Cheng Yun-peng demanded clarification on the matter, he also asked the Council of Agriculture to publish the allocation of their funding.

The Wu Yin-ning case has long been used to gain political capital. I suggest the produce company and the Council of Agriculture publish the allocation of their resources to the local representatives.

When asked about his opinion on the case, Lin Tsung-hsien said that Wu was doing something structurally correct.