台灣新經濟簡訊Vol.4 No.11

Taiwan New Economy Newsletter

為加速服務業發展，行政院會於10月4日通過多項利多政策，將檢討(1)開放外人投資經營小貨車租賃業；(2)放寬民用航空運輸業、普通航空業外人投資上限，由現行總資本額1/3，提高至49％；(3)解除「私立學校法」中有關外國董事不得超過1/3，以及董事長不得為外國人的限制；(4)解除會計師限由非法人型態事務所擔任的規定；(5)放寬工程技術顧問公司董事長或代表人由執業技師擔任的規定；(6)修訂「電業法」第48條，允許電力公司可以運用其既設光纖，跨業經營電信事業；以及(7)修訂「有線電視法」，擴大有線電視業者經營範圍。

On Oct. 4, the Executive Yuan moved to boost the development of Taiwan’s service industries by approving a number of policies calling for further liberalization in a number of areas: (1) opening of the small truck leasing industry to foreign investment; (2) raising the ceiling on foreign investment in civil and general aviation from the existing one-third to 49% of total capitalization; (3) abolishment of the stipulation in the Private School Law that foreigners may not fill more than one-third of the positions on boards of directors nor serve as chairpersons of private schools; (4) abolishment of the regulation that CPA offices must be in the form of non-juridical-person; (5) relaxation of the stipulation that the chairman or representative of engineering consulting firms must be filled by practicing engineers; (6) revision of Article 48 of the Electricity Act to permit power companies to use their existing optical fiber to engage in the cross-industry telecommunications businesses; and (7) revision of the Cable Television Act to expand the business scope of cable TV operators.