1998 in Taiwan

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See also:	Other events of 1998 List of years in Taiwan

Events from the year 1998 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 87 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

• President - Lee Teng-hui
• Vice President - Lien Chan
• Premier - Vincent Siew
• Vice Premier - Liu Chao-shiuan

Events

January

• 1 January - The opening of Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu City.
• 12 January - The renaming of Sports Council to Sports Affairs Council.

February

• 16 February - The crash of China Airlines Flight 676 in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City).
• 21 February - The opening of Museum of Medical Humanities in Taipei.

April

• 28 April - The debut of My Fair Princess.

June

• 16 June - The establishment of Hsin Tao Power Corporation.

July

• 1 July - The establishment of Public Television Service.

August

• 1 August - The establishment of Fisheries Agency of the Council of Agriculture.

October

• 25 October - The opening of Kaohsiung Museum of History in Kaohsiung City.
• 31 October - The opening of Beitou Hot Spring Museum in Taipei.

December

• 5 December - The 1998 Republic of China legislative election.
• 21 December - The ownership of Land Bank of Taiwan was handed over from Taiwan Provincial Government to Executive Yuan.
• 24 December - The opening of Zhonghe Line of Taipei Metro.

Deaths

• 14 June - Chu Fu-sung, former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

References