The Hsinchu City Government will set up the country's first regional information center for foreigners which will provide accommodation information, assistance and counseling in a variety of areas, a local official said yesterday.
The center, to be completed at the end of this year, will be located on the first floor of the Industrial Development and Investment Promotion Committee building, which is on the city's Chungyang Road. The center is located in downtown Hsinchu City and close to many big hotels and public facilities such as the train station and city hall.
The committee and the city government's Bureau of Tourism will provide information for the reference of foreigners, with students from six colleges and universities working as volunteers at the center.
VARIETY OF SERVICE
The center will provide information on housing, lodging, restaurants, shopping, medical treatment, sightseeing, transportation and communication assistance and counseling for foreigners.
FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
Wu Sung-lin (吳松林), director-general of the Department of Regional Affairs under the Cabinet's Research, Development and Evaluation Commission has agreed to provide a subsidy of NT$5 million (US$152,905) for the center's establishment, the official said.
The operations of the center are aimed at building a more friendly environment for foreigners in an effort to attract more foreign investors and visitors, the official said.
Hsinchu Mayor Lin Junq-tzer (林政則) said the city has many foreign visitors and professional workers thanks to international cooperation projects at the Hsinchu Science Park and local universities and the information center will further help improve the city's services to foreigners.
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