Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/28
By: Yeh Su-ping, Chen Chi-fong and Kuan-lin Liu 

Kaohsiung, April 28 (CNA) Taiwan inaugurated a new central government agency, the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC), on Saturday, with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) outlining its three main responsibilities as protecting the marine environment, promoting the maritime industry and strengthening ocean research.

After some 14 years of preparation, the OAC has been launched to consolidate the work of what used to be 22 different agencies, Tsai said at the inauguration ceremony.

Under the new Cabinet-level OAC, there will be three entities — the Coast Guard Administration, the National Ocean Research Institute, and Ocean Conservation Administration, with the latter focusing on implementing Taiwan’s marine environment and anti-pollution laws, Tsai said.    [FULL  STORY]