A Seminar on “Language Policy for Various Nations—Multiple Cultures and Racial Equality” will be held at the Chung- cheng Conference Room (2nd F), Taipei Campus, TKU, on Sept. 26-27.

The seminar was sponsored by the Council of Hakka Affairs, the Executive Yuan, ROC and co-sponsored by the Department of Public Administration, TKU.

Yeh Chu-lan, Chairperson of the Council, will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony.

Republic of China’s Presidential Advisers Liang Jung-mao, Lee Chiao, Chiu Chui-liang and Hsiao Hsin-huan; Lai Che-han, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Central University; Lin Yao-fu, Dean, College of Foreign Languages and Literatures, TKU and Cheng Liang-wei, a linguistic professor from the University of Hawaii, will preside over the seminar.

A total of 17 papers on language policy of North Ireland, Singapore, China and Hong Kong will be read during the seminar.

Hsu Cheng-kuang, Member of the Examination Council, will preside over the general discussion in the following day. Pu Chung-cheng, Deputy Chairperson of the Council for Aboriginal Affairs; Chang Mao-kuei, a fellow researcher of Institute of Social Science, Academia Sinica; Chen Chi-nan, Minister without Portfolio, the Executive Yuan; and Yang Chang-chen, a Counselor, the Council of Hakka Affairs, will also join the second day discussion.