Personnel Administration Agency: 99.8% of Civil Servants Declare No Chinese Identity; 95 Unsigned, No Adverse Actions Taken

Central News Agency Report

(CNA Reporter Wang Yang-yu, Taipei, 15th) Legislative members have raised concerns over the government's issuance of notices to civil servants requiring them to declare having no Chinese household registration or Chinese identity documents. Chen Ya-ling, Director of the Training and Employment Division at the Executive Yuan's Personnel Administration Agency, stated today that 99.8% of civil servants have submitted such declarations, with 95 remaining unsigned as of May, but no adverse actions have been taken against them.

Today, the Judicial and Legal Committee of the Legislative Yuan reviewed a draft amendment to the Civil Service Employment Act submitted by the Examination Yuan, with Examination Minister Shih Neng-chieh and others attending to provide explanations and respond to inquiries.

Media reports indicate that the Executive Yuan's Personnel Administration Agency sent notices to civil servants requiring them to declare having no Chinese household registration or identity documents. Kuomintang legislator Weng Hsiao-ling proposed deleting NT$30 million from the agency's operating budget and freezing 20% of it. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chang Ya-lin questioned whether this declaration requirement was a newly introduced measure.

Chen Ya-ling emphasized that there is absolutely no compromise on civil servants' loyalty to the nation. A special review conducted last year found that 99.8% of civil servants—over 620,000 individuals—signed the declaration. As of May this year, 95 individuals have not signed, a very low proportion.

Chen noted that no adverse actions have been taken against these 95 individuals. Starting this year, the measure has been institutionalized and normalized, requiring civil servants to reaffirm their loyalty declarations upon new appointments or transfers. Since implementation on January 1, no one has refused to sign, and she expressed gratitude for all civil servants' cooperation.

Additionally, on July 2, the Executive Yuan passed the 2026 Military, Civil, and Educational Personnel Treatment Enhancement Plan, granting a uniform 4% salary increase. Furthermore, professional allowances such as academic research allowances for teachers, as well as managerial position allowances, will each be increased by a fixed amount of NT$2,000, effective July 1, 2025. Approximately 720,000 personnel, including military personnel, civil servants, educators, technical workers, support staff, and contract employees, will benefit.

Chang Ya-lin inquired whether the increase in professional allowances should await the completion of the overall budget review before being implemented via supplementary budget, noting that the 2025 Central Government General Budget has yet to be reviewed and finalized.

Chen Ya-ling responded that, as the legislator pointed out, professional allowance increases cannot be implemented before the supplementary budget is approved. (Edited by Charlene Tze) 1150715