Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/30
By: Chang Ming-hsuan and Elizabeth Hsu 

Taipei, Oct. 30 (CNA) Chiayi City in southern Taiwan outshone 21 other cities and counties to be crowned the most friendly city to seniors in Taiwan, according to an evaluation of living environments for senior citizens published on Tuesday.

Taipei City and Hualien County were ranked second and third most friendly to those aged 65 and older, while Yunlin County, Miaoli County and Taichung took the three bottom places among 17 assessed cities and counties in the 2018 Index of City and County Development for Seniors compiled by the Taiwan Active Aging Association (AAA).

Tainan City, Hsinchu County, the outlying counties of Kinmen and Penghu, as well as the islands of Matsu were not covered in the evaluation because of insufficient government data, the organization said.    [FULL  STORY]