Last legal bordello in Yilan, Taiwan shutters after owner dies

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/08/27
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The last legal brothel in northeastern Taiwan's Yilan County has closed its doors after its owner died and the police revoked its license.

Pine Moon House (松月屋), which is located in Kangle Lane in Yilan County's Luodong Township, was the last legal bordello in the county. After the owner, surnamed Changliu (張柳) died, the bureau revoked the brothel's license to operate legally.

CNA cited Hsieh Chin-hsien謝進賢, head of Yilan County Police, as saying at a County Council meeting today that the Luodong Police Bureau had revoked the license for the brothel on Jan. 1 of this year. The reason given was that the person in charge of the sexual service establishment had passed away in October of last year, reported Liberty Times.

Today (Aug. 27), the Yilan County government has requested the repeal of the "Yilan County Sex Trade Service Providers and Site Management Autonomous Ordinance," reported CNA. Hsieh pointed out that the police department has also applied for the scrapping of the regulations in accordance with Article 23 of the ordinance, which stipulates that "these autonomous regulations shall come into force on the day of promulgation, and shall be abolished upon the closure of all existing sex trade establishments in the county."    [FULL  STORY]