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The present Regulations are stipulated based on the second paragraph of Article 13 of Regulations Governing the Relations with Hong Kong and Macao (the Regulations).

The present Regulations are applied to residents of Hong Kong and Macau, who have obtained the status of overseas Chinese prior to the end of British or Portuguese rule, as the case may be, and those of their spouses and children who meet the requirements for obtaining Republic of China nationality.

The Competent Authority referred to in the present Regulations shall be the Council of Labor Affairs under the Executive Yuan.

For employment of workers mentioned in Article 2, the employer should apply for permit from the Competent Authority.
People mentioned in Article 2, who are allowed to reside in Taiwan, can apply for permit on their own initiatives without their employers’ initiation.

When an employer employs workers mentioned in Article 2 to work in Taiwan, the employer doesn’t have to abide the first paragraph of Article 46, Article 47, Article 52, Article 53, Article 56 and the first paragraph of Article 74 of Employment Service Act, the employer is also exempt from paying Employment Security Fees as required by Article 55.

When an employer employs the workers mentioned in Article 2, their maximum of working period is three years; If the employer need to continue the employment after due period, the employer must apply for extension of working periods, and each extension should be only one year.
For the workers mentioned in second paragraph of Article 4 are permitted to work, their valid working period should be the same as their residence period; when their residence periods are due and have to work longer, they should apply for permission from the Competent Authority based on second paragraph of Article 7 when their residence periods are allowed and extended.

The employer should prepare the following documents to apply for employment permit from the Competent Authority:
1. Application form(s).
2. Photocopy of the national identity card of the Applicant Employer or the person in charge of the Applicant Company, the certificates of the company registration, business registration, factory registration, and that of the license for specially permitted businesses. But those are exempted if so provided for in other laws or regulations.
3. Health check certificate of the employed worker within three months, which should be issued by the hospitals in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau regions that are recognized or designated by the Central Competent Health Authorities.
4. Overseas compatriot identity certificates of the employed people and other documents which prove their spouses and children meet the requirements for obtaining Republic of China nationality.
5. Contract of labor or employment.
6. Original of the receipt for examination fee.
7. Other documents as may be required by the Competent Authorities.
People mentioned in second paragraph of Article 4 should prepare the photocopy of their residence certificates and the documents mentioned in preceding subparagraph 1, subparagraph 4, subparagraph 6 and subparagraph 7 to apply for permit from the Competent Authorities.

The Health Checkup mentioned in the Regulations should include the following:
1. Serological Test for HIV
2. Chest X-ray examination
3. Serological Test for Syphilis
4. Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test
5. Stool Examination in concentration method for Parasites (including Entamoeba histolytica)
6. Regular physical checkup (including mental status)
7. Checkup for Hansen's Disease
The Central Competent Authorities may increase, decrease or change the entries for health checkup based on the working nature of the people mentioned in Article 2 and the disease status in Hong Kong or Macao regions. The authorities should also announce the decisions.

Should any of the following events occur when applying for permit based on the regulation in Article 4 and Article 7, the Competent Authorities should not allow the application:
1. The documents submitted contain false or incomplete information.
2. Other unqualified application entries and are still not corrected after notification for correction.
3. People who fail the health checkup test. However, people have positive results in Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test are not bound by this.
4. Serious violators of the present Regulations or other applicable regulations.
If the incomplete or unclear submission mentioned in the preceding subparagraph 1 can be corrected, the Competent Authorities should inform the applicants to make correction within the limitation period.

If the employer need to continue the employment, within 60-day period prior to the expiration of employment permit, the employer should prepare the following documents for filing the application for employment permit extension from the Competent Authorities:
1. Application form for employment permit extension
2. The original employment permit issued by the Competent Authorities
3. The health checkup certificate of the employed person within the latest three months
4. Contract of labor or employment.
5. Original of the receipt for examination fee.
6. Other documents as may be required by the Competent Authorities.
If all the entries in preceding paragraph are met, the Competent Authorities should issue the permit of working extension.

If the people mentioned in Article 2 have to transfer to a new employer or be employed by more than two employers within the duration of employment permits, the new employer(s) should apply for permit; In case of transfer to a new employer, the new employer should submit upon such application the relevant document(s) certifying the termination of the previous employment.
When the workers mentioned in second paragraph of Article 4 have to transfer to a new employer or be employed by more than two employers, they are not restricted by the preceding paragraph.

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The form and format of the present Regulations should be stipulated by the Competent Authorities with another order.

The present Regulations shall enter into force as of the date of promulgation. When the proviso in Article 62 happens, the Regulation shall enter into force partially or wholly as of the date of promulgation.
The Amendment to the Regulations shall enter into force upon its date of promulgation.