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partments strive to ban pornographic advertisements. In 2021, a total of 1,428 pornographic ad-
vertisements, including business cards and sticky notes, were eliminated.

(3) Reporting illegal betel nut vendors

In order to maintain traffic safety for cars and pedestrians, the NPA continued to demand that
all police departments report illegal betel nut vendors occupying roads and sidewalks. In 2021, a
total of 4,661 vendors were fined.

(4) Seizing illegal electronic gambling and gaming machines
To restrict the electronic game arcade business and to prevent gambling, relevant laws are en-

forced by the police. In 2021, a total of 332 cases were inspected and 2,361 machines were seized.

3. Public Security Preservation

(1) Maintaining security during major holidays in 2021

The project of maintaining security during major holidays was held from February 3 to February
17, 2021, focusing on stable social order, smooth traffic, and public reassurance; a total of 507,599
police officers, 81,311 auxiliary police officers and neighborhood watch members were mobilized.

(2) Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at crime hotspots

The NPA has focused on the management and maintenance of CCTV systems and the utili-
zation of the data recorded. The NPA also launched a plan of deploying and maintaining CCTV

equipment at crime hotspots. There were 196,742 security cameras installed by the end of 2021;
their uptime reached up to 97.11%.

(3) Ensuring election security

The mission to maintain public safety during the “2021 National Referendum” on the polling
day (December 18, 2021) was conducted in a peaceful, smooth, and stable manner thanks
to the efforts of all police departments under the supervision of the NPA. Also successfully

achieved was the mission to secure public safety during the voting for the recall of two mem-
bers of the Legislative Yuan, one at Taichung’s 2nd constituency, and the other at Taipei’s 5th
constituency, and the by-election at Taichung’s 2nd constituency.

The 2022 Local Civil Servants Election will take place on November 26, 2022. Since this will be the
biggest election in our nation, where there will be a huge number of campaign headquarters set

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