Staff writer, with CNATaiwan has issued nearly 600 Employment Gold Cards in the two years since the program to attract foreign professionals to the nation was launched, the National Development Council (NDC) said yesterday. The NDC said 318 professionals obtained their cards based on their economic expertise, accounting for about 55 percent of the issued cards issued. Professionals from the US accounted for 23 percent of the gold cards issued, the largest group ahead of Hong Kong (15 percent), the UK (8 percent), Malaysia (6 percent), Denmark (6 percent) and Singapore (4 percent), it said. Professionals from France, Germany, Japan and South Korea have also been granted gold cards, it added. Most recently, NDC Minister Chen Mei-ling (陳美伶) issued a gold card to Formosa Renewable Power chief executive officer Frank Hojerslev of Australia.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2020 15:56 UTC