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The Taichung City Government distributed Respect for the Elderly gifts for the Double Ninth Festival, and organized related Respect for the Aged Month activities and taxi subsidies.
Taichung City’s Double Ninth Festival Respect for the Elderly gift money will be distributed starting from September 30. (Provided by the Social Affairs Bureau)
This year's Double Ninth Festival falls on October 18 in the national calendar. The Taichung City Government will distribute the Double Ninth Festival gift money for the elderly starting from today (30th). It is expected that more than 530,000 elders will benefit. Elderly people aged 65 to 89 years old will receive a gift gift of NT$2,000 per person. This year, 526 people will receive a gift of NT$10,000 and receive gold locks from the Presidential Office and the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The Social Affairs Bureau pointed out that elders aged 65 to 89 (including aborigines over 55 years old) will each receive 2,000 yuan, 90 to 94 years old will receive 3,000 yuan each, 95 to 99 years old will receive 5,000 yuan each, and elders over 100 years old will receive 10,000 yuan.
There are currently 526 people in Taichung City, including 288 women and 238 men. Xitun District has 54 people, making it the administrative district with the largest number of people. In order to convey care and blessings to the elderly, people over 100 years old will receive a gold lock plate from the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. They can also apply for the 6,000 yuan Renrui gift issued by the city every month. Elders who turn 100 this year will be given a certificate of respect for the elderly by the Presidential Palace.
The Social Affairs Bureau stated that in order to encourage seniors to go out, spend money and participate in leisure activities, and to promote cross-county and city exchanges, the Respect for the Elderly Month event will be expanded this year. From now until December 31, seniors in the four counties and cities of Central, Chang, Tou and Miao can enjoy exclusive discounts by holding a Respect for the Elderly Love Card or an Evergreen Happiness Card at senior-friendly merchants. They can also participate in the "Society Loves Warm Taichung" Facebook fan page event to win prizes such as round-trip air tickets for two persons to Taichung and Okinawa.
In addition, starting from October 1st, the taxi subsidy will be increased to 100 yuan per trip to improve the convenience for the elderly to go out.

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