Fu Don-cheng (
He said that the details still need to be worked out but that the measure would likely modify current regulations, which exclude Chinese nationals from all high-tech work except academic research, by entitling Chinese high-tech experts who have completed a period of prior work experience in China to take up posts in Taiwan.
He made the remarks at a hearing held at the Legislative Yuan by KMT legislator Apollo Chen (陳學聖) precisely to discuss the possibility of liberalization of current regulations, under which Chinese high-tech specialists may only conduct academic research in Taiwan, and only then with special permission from the Taiwan government
The hearing was attended by scholars, officials, and managers in the high-tech industry.
According to Senior Specialist Jennifer Wang (
From the high-tech industry, Winbond Electronics Corporation's (華邦電子) director of Human Resources Division, Chen Pei-Kuang (
As to whether such a move would worsen the unemployment situation in Taiwan, Chen said that it would not, remarking, "Taiwan's unemployed population consists mostly of traditional laborers, who are not the same as high-tech professionals."
There was a consensus among participants in support of Chen Pei-Kuang's view, but they also identified major obstacles, despite the MAC's announcement.
Wu Hui-lin (
"The qualified high-tech workers are difficult to train. China would not allow them to work in Taiwan," he said.
Instead, Wu urged the officials and lawmakers to create a working environment favorable to the retention of domestic high-tech specialists.
Fu himself acknowledged the problem. "But even if the government liberalizes the regulations, the Chinese government would not allow them to come," he added, "and some Chinese professionals would like to work in advanced countries other than Taiwan."
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