More than 6 million people (76 per cent of the electorate) chose 37 members for the Legislative Yuan Dec. 20. All 30 Kuomintang nominees won.
Air service was opened Dec. 9 between the tiny Republic of Nauru in the South Pacific and Taipei. Air Nauru has a weekly roundtrip flight in a B737. Stops are also made in Hong Kong and Guam. China Airlines will subsequently open service to the Pacific Republic, which has a population of approximately 8,000.
Another section of the North-South Freeway has been opened. The thoroughfare now extends from Taipei to Yang-mei on the route to Kaohsiung.