Stephen Chung (Chinese: 鍾金江; pinyin: Zhōng Jīnjiāng) is a Taiwanese politician who served on the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2005.
Stephen Chung Chung Chin-kiang | |
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鍾金江 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 2 June 2004 – 31 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Parris Chang |
| Constituency | Overseas Chinese |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002 | |
| Constituency | Overseas Chinese |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | Chinese Culture University |
| Occupation | Politician |
He earned a degree from Chinese Culture University before moving to the United States to study at Boston University.[1][2]
In October 1999, Chung, Chen Ching-pao, and Lin Chung-mo visited the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant. The inspection, undertaken shortly after the 1999 Jiji earthquake, found rusty reinforcing bars and potential for seawater seepage into the plant's foundation.[3] He was supportive of a March 2000 agreement signed between the Aviation Safety Council and the Ministry of National Defense codifying inter-agency cooperation while investigating incidents involving military and civilian aircraft.[4] In 2001, he spoke out against the placement of the Port of Kaohsiung under jurisdiction of Kaohsiung City Government via administrative decree from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, stating that such a move should require legislative consent.[5] Later that year, he stood by MOTC minister Yeh Chu-lan arguing that taxi drivers should not be exempted from paying a fuel tax, because the government would lose revenue designated for improvement of infrastructure.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Stephen Chung (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Stephen Chung (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Chiu, Yu-tzu (29 October 1999). "Activists ask for delay of nuke plant". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Brian (4 March 2000). "Cooperation plan to help investigate plane crashes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Huang, Joyce (3 May 2001). "Kaohsiung Harbor deal sparks furor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Chuang, Chi-ting (13 December 2001). "KMT legislators want tax break for taxi drivers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.