The Saichia paragliding park located in Sandimen Township, Pingtung County, on Tuesday signed an agreement with the local indigenous community to allot 40% of its profits to the community

Taiwan News
Date: 2017/09/12
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—The Saichia paragliding park located in Sandimen Township,

Pingtung County, on Tuesday signed an agreement with the local indigenous community to allot 40% of its profits to the community, becoming the first case of compliance with Article 21 of the Indigenous Peoples Basic Law in Taiwan.

Article 21 of the law stipulates that the government or a private sector engaging in land development, resource utilization, or research on lands of indigenous people should acquire consent or participation from the people, who are entitled to profit sharing.

The Saichia paragliding park is considered as one of Asia’s best paragliding venues in winter, and has attracted many paragliding enthusiasts from Japan and Korea during the season. However, the operator had not been able to get a permit for a long time due to land ownership and legal issues until March this year, when Pingtung County Government issued the first legal non motorized airfield permit to the operator.    [FULL  STORY]