Taiwan, Province of China

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Taiwan, Province of China has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2005, scored 56/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and no general right-to-service law has been found for it yet. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawFreedom of Government Information Law (2005) Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.

RTI Rating score56/150 · rank 128 · Very weak legal framework

Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 2/6 · Scope 18/30 · Requesting procedures 10/30 · Exceptions and refusals 17/30 · Appeals 6/30 · Sanctions and protections 1/8 · Promotional measures 2/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

Not found yet

StatusNo general RTS found yet; verification queue

Legal familyGeneral administrative law / ombudsman / digital service / sectoral service standards search route

Candidate route (to confirm)Search local-law terms for administrative procedure, good administration, public service user rights, citizen charter, service charter, anti-red-tape, one-stop shop, grievance redress, ombudsman and sectoral deadlines.

The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection

NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: OECD Administrative Simplification

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Taiwan, Province of China" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Taiwan, Province of China: 22 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Verify statutory deadline and extension rule.
Verify filing fee, copying fee, waiver, and electronic access rule.
Verify internal review, independent review, judicial review, and silence-as-refusal rule.
Verify relevant information commission, ombudsman, court, tribunal, or internal appeal body.
Verify official web portal or responsible officer contact.

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

Code	Subdivision	Type	Access-law status	Source · checked
TW-CHA	Changhua	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-CYI	Chiayi	City	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-CYQ	Chiayi	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-HSQ	Hsinchu	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-HSZ	Hsinchu	City	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-HUA	Hualien	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-ILA	Yilan	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-KEE	Keelung	City	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-KHH	Kaohsiung	Special municipality	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-KIN	Kinmen	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-LIE	Lienchiang	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-MIA	Miaoli	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-NAN	Nantou	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-NWT	New Taipei	Special municipality	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-PEN	Penghu	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-PIF	Pingtung	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-TAO	Taoyuan	Special municipality	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-TNN	Tainan	Special municipality	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-TPE	Taipei	Special municipality	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-TTT	Taitung	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-TXG	Taichung	Special municipality	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05
TW-YUN	Yunlin	County	No local law confirmed · national law may apply: Freedom of Government Information Law (2005) To confirm	source · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 22 subdivisions: No general RTS found yet; verification queue (inherited from the national status above).

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