Virus Outbreak: Legislative Yuan teleconferencing system trialedMAKING PREPARATIONS: The system would also be tested during a legislative affairs and two committee meetings as well as a floor session, Lin Chih-chia saidBy Chen Yu-fu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Legislative Yuan’s ability to hold sessions remotely — if the COVID-19 outbreak worsens — was tested yesterday as Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (游錫堃) and Secretary-General Lin Chih-chia (林志嘉) held a teleconference. Legislative Yuan Secretary-General Lin Chih-chia, third right, speaks to Legislative Speaker You Si-kun, left on screen, during a test of a teleconferencing system at the legislature in Taipei yesterday. The system would be tested for various situations, beginning with a legislative affairs meeting, followed by a Procedure Committee meeting, a standing committee meeting and ultimately, a full floor session, he said. “We hope not to have to use the system, but we must make what preparations we can,” Lin said. Lin also thanked Microsoft for providing the teleconferencing system and hardware, and for helping testing the system yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2020 15:56 UTC