Minister of Examinations Kirby Yang (楊朝祥) yesterday said it was “inappropriate” to let Chinese nationals take national examinations to obtain professional licenses given Taiwan’s high unemployment rate.
Yang said that there was a difference between recognizing Chinese educational qualifications and allowing Chinese graduates to take professional license tests.
DIFFERENT
Even if Chinese graduates obtain a professional license, Yang said this would be different from allowing them to have a job.
“Sometimes foreigners have obtained a professional license but cannot get a job because some companies think it is unnecessary to hire a foreigner,” he said at the legislature’s Judiciary, Organic Laws and Statutes Committee yesterday morning in response to a question from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wong Chin-chu (翁金珠).
CHEATING
Wong accused President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of cheating the public by saying he would recognize Chinese qualifications but would not allow PRC nationals to take examinations to obtain professional licenses.
Wong argued that the administration could not stop Chinese nationals from entering the local job market after recognizing Chinese qualifications.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Alex Fei (費鴻泰), however, berated Wong, saying Chinese nationals must obtain a work permit before they can take up employment in Taiwan.
Yang said it would not be possible for Chinese nationals to take license tests unless the Statute Governing the Relations between the Peoples of the Taiwan Area and Mainland Area (台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例) was amended.
RELEVANT
Currently, the Statute Governing the Examination of Special Professions and Techniques (專門職業及技術人員考試法) stipulates that only Republic of China citizens with the relevant qualifications or foreign nationals that meet certain requirements can take national examinations to obtain professional licenses.
Chinese nationals, however, are regulated by the Statute Governing the Relations between the Peoples of the Taiwan Area and Mainland Area.
LEGALLY REGISTERED
The decree specifies that Chinese nationals be legally registered residents in Taiwan for at least 10 years before they can apply as a candidate for public service employment, take up public office, work for state-owned businesses or form a political party.
The law also states that Chinese nationals who wish to work in intelligence or for the national defense agency must be legally registered residents in Taiwan for at least 20 years.
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