Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-12
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The law governing the operations of the Taiwan Red Cross was abolished in the
Taiwan Red Cross President Wang Ching-feng protests against the abolition of the Red Cross Society Act in front of the Legislature on July 12, 2016.
Legislature on Tuesday, prompting Taiwan Red Cross (TRC) President Wang Ching-feng to call the act a “misfortune of Taiwan.”
The Red Cross Society Act of 62 years old was revoked by a vote at a joint meeting in the Legislature in spite of the objection from the opposition KMT. After the abolition of the Act, the TRC will be regulated by the Civil Organizations Act.
In response, Wang said the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was founded 112 years ago to save injured soldiers from the battlefield and protect captives and civilians in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
Upholding its original intention, the TRC has centered on providing domestic and international disaster relief, she said. [FULL STORY]
