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(3) Household Registration

① Subsidizing community safety activities

A total of 736 communities were reviewed in 2017 and approved by the Community Safety
Promotion Committee and a subsidy of NT$60,000 for each community was provided.

② Establishing a database of missing persons and expanding the effectiveness of finding missing
persons.

In 2017, 25,792 persons were reported missing and 25,927 persons were found (excluding
3,664 cold cases).

7. Public Safety and Security Checks

(1) In order to effectively enhance the security of international and domestic airports, security
inspections have been conducted on all aircraft, which travel across borders including its

passengers and cargo in accordance with the National Security Act. The summary of security
inspections at all airports in 2017 is as follows:

① Passengers inspected: 22,011,717 departing passengers and 22,022,064 arriving passengers
on international flights were checked; 5,239,417 departing passengers and 5,202,047 arriving
passengers on cross-strait flights were checked; 5,547,574 departing passengers and 5,549,827
arriving passengers on domestic flights were scrutinized.

② Aircraft Inspected: 121,220 departing and 121,070 arriving international flights were inspected;

33,266 departing and 33,243 arriving cross-strait flights were inspected; 100,214 departing and
100,168 arriving domestic flights were monitored.

(2) In the inspection of cargo containers, untaxed goods or contraband with an estimated market
value of NT$127,020,000 were seized in 2017.

8. Foreign Affairs

The NPA has launched an action plan to strengthen the management of foreigners in Taiwan and to
clamp down on illegal activities committed by foreigners in order to ensure national security and social
stability. A summary of illegal activities uncovered in 2017 is as follows:

(1) 844 PRC residents in 665 cases with legal entry permits were caught by the police while engaging

in illegal activities while 15 PRC residents in 13 cases without legal entry permits were caught by
the police while engaging in illegal activities.

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