Chi Wen-jong explained

Chi Wen-jong
Native Name:祁文中
Native Name Lang:zh
Term Start1:7 October 2016
Term End1:16 January 2024
Term Start2:22 August 2016
Term End2:24 October 2016
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Chi Wen-jong is a Taiwanese engineer.

Chi's father was a lighthouse keeper stationed at the Kaohsiung Lighthouse.[1] Chi earned his bachelor's degree from National Chiao Tung University's Department of Traffic and Transportation Engineering in 1981, followed by a master's degree within the school's Institute of Traffic and Transportation three years later.[2]

Chi worked as the chief engineer of the Taipei City Traffic Engineering Office between 1997 and 1999, then served as director of the Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau, a division of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications until 2005, when he was named deputy chief engineer within the same department. From 2006 to 2008, Chi worked for the Taichung City Government, within its Transportation Bureau.[2]

Chi returned to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in 2008[2] as the director of the Department of Railways and Highways.[3] [4] By 2010,[2] he was named the director of the Department of Aviation and Navigation.[5] He remained head of Aviation and Navigation through 2012.[6] By 2013, Chi was appointed Maritime and Port Bureau director-general.[7] From this position, Chi commented on the practice of ship inspection as the Ministry of Transportation and Communications considered increasing the frequency of such inspections in 2014.[8] The Ocean Researcher V sunk in October of that year, and Chi was called upon to discuss details of the shipwreck and subsequent investigation.[9] [10] [11] In October 2014, Chi commented on the perceived national security threat of the Hua Yun No. 12, a Chinese-owned, Hong Kong-operated ship registered in Cambodia, as the vessel traveled near Taiwan.[12] In May 2016, Chi helped make travel arrangements for Nien Chi-cheng to visit Beiding Island Lighthouse on Kinmen, where Nien's father, a lighthouse keeper, was once stationed.[13] As leader of the Maritime and Port Bureau, Chi also supported the designation of Dongyong Lighthouse as a national historical landmark, a status it had first gained in 1988.[14]

Following the election of Tsai Ing-wen as president, Chi was appointed administrative deputy minister of transportation and communications. In this role, Chi announced in December 2016 an intention for the government to focus on instances of drunk driving by young adults.[15] [16] That same month, Chi was questioned about construction delays on the Taichung Metropolitan Area Elevated Railway Project, as well as fines levied on Hua Sheng Engineering Construction Company, which was responsible for a portion of the project.[17] Throughout 2017, Chi commented on several issues, including a protest action organized by the National Motorcycles Management Industry Advancement Association,[18] toll discounts in place for National Day,[19] the results of an investigation into a road incident involving a bus,[20] and a misleading report issued by the Central Weather Bureau.[21] In January 2018, Chi was appointed to a task force to promote the New Southbound Policy.[22] [23] Additionally, he replaced Tseng Dar-jen, who had resigned as Taoyuan International Airport Corporation chairman, on a temporary basis in October,[24] serving to the end of 2018.[25] That same year, Chi commented on the regulations mandating car inspections,[26] legal campsites,[27] and participated in discussions about the Tourism Bureau’s winter domestic travel subsidy program.[28] [29] Following an outbreak of African swine fever in 2018, Chi explained how Taiwan's airlines dispose of leftovers from in-flight meals.[30] Later that year, Chi discussed amendments to the Regulations Governing Business Income Tax Exemption for Foreign Countries, Mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau Profit-Seeking Enterprises Conducting Goods Storage and/or Simple Processing Operations in Free Trade Zones.[31] In 2019, Chi discussed proposed amendments to the Act for the Development of Tourism.[32] He later disclosed further penalties against Far Eastern Air Transport, an airline that cancelled several flights without prior notice in May 2019 to manage flight hours control in effect against the airline since March 2017.[33] [34]

As deputy transportation and communications minister, Chi has signed reciprocal drivers license agreements with Wyoming and New Mexico,[35] [36] participated in inspections at Taiwan Railways Administration offices, and Taoyuan International Airport,[37] [38] and attended a number of public functions, such as the opening of a traffic safety park for children at Youth Park in Taipei in 2018,[39] and the 60th anniversary celebration of Japan Airlines service to Taipei Songshan Airport in 2019.[40]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shan . Shelley . Bureau to open more lighthouses . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 11 September 2013.
  2. News: Administrative Deputy Minister - CHI,Wen-Jong . 2 August 2019 . Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
  3. News: Shan . Shelley . TYPHOON MORAKOT: New methods to be used to repair dangerous bridges . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 29 August 2009.
  4. News: Shan . Shelley . Few taking public rides: survey . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 6 February 2010.
  5. News: Shan . Shelley . Airport reviews security breach . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 9 July 2009.
  6. News: Shan . Shelley . Shipping sector wages lure youth . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 13 October 2012.
  7. News: Shan . Shelley . Taiwan and China agree to new form of shipping service. 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 6 May 2013.
  8. News: Shan . Shelley . More ship searches: MOTC . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 22 April 2014.
  9. News: Lin . Sean . Pan . Jason . Officials probe sinking of vessel . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 12 October 2014.
  10. News: Lin . Sean . Shipwreck to impact research . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 12 October 2014.
  11. News: Shan . Shelley . Research ship sank due to human error: official . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 26 March 2015.
  12. News: Pan . Jason . Legislator renews warning on vessel . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 13 November 2014.
  13. News: Tsai . Tsung-hsien . Chin . Jonathan . Pingtung man completes tour of six lighthouses . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 24 May 2016.
  14. News: Yu . Chao-fu . Chin . Jonathan . Matsu lighthouse designated national historic site . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 4 March 2016.
  15. News: Ministry to target young drunk drivers next year . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 30 December 2016.
  16. News: Wang . Shu-fen . Lee . Hsin-Yin . Taiwan to target younger generation in drunk driving prevention . 2 August 2019 . 29 December 2016.
  17. News: Pan . Jason . Prosecutors press charges in Taichung railway case . 1 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 16 December 2016.
  18. News: Shan . Shelley . Motorcyclists to protest with ride on freeways . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 19 June 2017.
  19. News: Shan . Shelley . MOTC defends toll policy for Double Ten weekend . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 12 October 2017.
  20. News: Chen . Wei-ting . Lee . Hsin-Yin . Tourism, highway chiefs punished over deadly accident . 2 August 2019 . Central News Agency . 31 March 2017.
  21. News: Cheng . Hung-ta . Ministry chides weather bureau over false report . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 12 October 2017.
  22. News: Lee . Hsin-fang . Hetherington . William . Southbound task force to tailor plans to individual nations . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 29 January 2018.
  23. News: Ku . Chuan . Kao . Evelyn . Premier approves formation of New Southbound Policy task force . 2 August 2019 . Central News Agency . 28 January 2018.
  24. News: Lee . Hsin-Yin . Chairman of Taoyuan airport management company resigns . 2 August 2019 . Central News Agency . 9 October 2018.
  25. News: Shan . Shelley . Airport work to begin next year . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 14 December 2018.
  26. News: Shan . Shelley . Fines for drivers refusing inspections may increase . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 19 April 2018.
  27. News: Shan . Shelley . Ministry asked to improve regulations on campsites . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 29 May 2018.
  28. News: Shan . Shelley . DPP lawmakers criticize Tourism Bureau . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 29 May 2018.
  29. News: Travel subsidy to go nationwide . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 21 December 2018.
  30. News: Shan . Shelley . Chunghwa intercepts 25 packages containing meat . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 21 December 2018.
  31. News: Shan . Shelley . Ministry changing rules on FTZ tax scheme . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 28 December 2018.
  32. News: Shan . Shelley . Lawmakers call for better daily room rental controls . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 2 May 2019.
  33. News: Shan . Shelley . FAT ordered to offer refunds, return flights . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 20 May 2019.
  34. News: Lee . Hsin-Yin . FAT required to submit future flight schedules: CAA . 2 August 2019 . Central News Agency . 19 May 2019.
  35. News: Wang . Shu-fen . Huang . Romulo . Taiwan, Wyoming ink reciprocal driver's license accord . 2 August 2019 . Central News . 12 October 2017.
  36. News: Yeh . Su-ping . Kao . Evelyn . President voices hope for cooperation with New Mexico . 2 August 2019 . 26 June 2018.
  37. News: Shan . Shelley . Apprentices, assistants start helping TRA drivers . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 31 October 2018.
  38. News: Shan . Shelley . Airport expecting New Year surge . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 30 January 2019.
  39. News: Chen . Yi-chia . Hetherington . William . Traffic safety park for children opens at the Youth Park . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 4 December 2018.
  40. News: Shan . Shelley . JAL fetes 60th anniversary of first flight to Songshan . 2 August 2019 . Taipei Times . 31 July 2019.

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