Sat, Aug 24, 2002 - Page 1 News List

Aborigines on the warpath over park

AUTONOMY PUSH Atayal protesters yesterday said they don't want a 53,000-hectare national park and would like an autonomous region in its place

By Sandy Huang  /  STAFF REPORTER

Vice Minister of the Interior Lin Chung-seng (林中森) said the Committee for National Park Management "will definitely respect the culture of the Aborigines and that half of the park's management positions and more than one-third of staff vacancies will be filled by Aborigines to protect their working and living rights and to assure mutual prosperity for both ecological development and the livelihood of Aborigines."

With additional reporting by Ko Shu-ling, staff reporter

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