Starting this year, June 15 would be commemorated as Police Day, with all police agencies and academies taking the day off, the Ministry of the Interior said.
Last month, the Legislative Yuan passed an amendment to the Act on Implementing Memorial Days and State Holidays (紀念日及節日實施辦法), stipulating Confucius’ birthday on Sept. 28, the anniversary of the Battle of Guningtou on Oct. 25, Constitution Day on Dec. 25 and Little New Year, the day before Lunar New Year’s Eve, as national holidays.
In addition, the amendment stipulated that Firefighter's Day on Jan. 19 and Police Day on June 15 would be holidays in accordance with regulations.
Photo: Yao Yueh-hung, Taipei Times
The ministry today announced regulations for Police Day, with police agencies and academies to have the day off starting from this year.
The holiday is to commend police officers for their hard work in fighting crime on the front lines and protecting the public 365 days a year, the ministry said.
It would hopefully boost the morale of police officers and trainees, it said.
Faculty and students at Central Police University and Taiwan Police College would also have the day off, National Police Agency Director Hsu Shu-chen (許淑貞) told the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times).
Standard police operations would continue as normal, so public safety would be maintained and people should remain at ease, the ministry said.
Police agencies and academies could arrange days off for their personnel based on factors such as local characteristics, security conditions and operational needs, it said.
The goal is for police officers to continue building their capacity to safeguard Taiwan’s security and stability, it added.
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