Page 4 - 2022 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Foreword

To create a stable, secure, and sure living envi-
ronment and address the welfare of the country and
its people, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) actively
promotes policies and measures across six main areas:
“social stability and public safety,” “disaster prevention
and protection mechanisms, air search and rescue ca-
pabilities,” “sustainable land development and balanced
urban and rural development,” “secure borders and accel-
erated urban renewal,” “citizen participation and the spirit of
democracy” and “convenient services and protection of human
rights.” In what follows, the aforementioned initiatives and goals are ex-
plained in further detail.

1. In the area of civil affairs, the MOI promotes cross-boundary cooperation to enhance the efficiency of
local governance. In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, the MOI has continued to cooperate with
local governments to handle home quarantine-related work of entries to Taiwan and prevent commu-
nity spread. Furthermore, the MOI has improved legal systems related to citizen participation; ensured
democratic political participation; assisted with the operations of political parties; promoted the healthy
development of a party-based political system; and enhanced parliamentary transparency of special
municipality/county/city/township councils. Recently, the MOI has formulated the Provisional Act Gov-
erning Religious Groups Registering Real Estate in the Name of a Natural Person, among other reli-
gious freedom protections. In addition, the MOI has also drawn up preventive measures for religious
sites; assisted religious groups in implementing pandemic-prevention policies; counseled religious
foundations in the completion of financial management and organizational operations; completed
mortuary service administration regulations and improved the quality of mortuary services. In response
to the changing nature of the epidemic, the MOI has also established epidemic prevention measures
for funeral facilities to prevent crowding; promoted filial piety and modern etiquette; and advanced the
legal framework of national honors and decorations.
2. Regarding household registration, the MOI continues to promote a simplified administration frame-
work and the offering of convenient services. The public can now use the Citizen Digital Certificate
to apply for several household registrations online, including birthplace registration. The MOI has
also introduced an auxiliary personnel identification confirmation system to strengthen the personal
identification process; completed passport and automatic customs clearance cross-organization one-
stop services; and amended the Nationality Act in order to actively recruit outstanding foreign talent.
Meanwhile, in order to provide friendlier and more convenient services, it has simplified the process of
naturalization for high-level professionals (i.e. Plum Blossom Card), general foreigners, and those who
wish to apply for restoring their R.O.C. nationality. In addition, since the implementation of the Judicial

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