2004 in Taiwan

Events from the year 2004 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 93 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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See also:	Other events of 2004 History of Taiwan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• President – Chen Shui-bian
• Vice President – Annette Lu
• Premier – Yu Shyi-kun
• Vice Premier – Lin Hsin-i, Yeh Chu-lan

Events

February

• 1 February – The upgrade of Van Nung Institute of Technology in Zhongli City, Taoyuan County to Vanung University.
• 28 February – 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally.

March

• 9 March – The opening of Chiayi Municipal Museum in East District, Chiayi City.
• 10 March – The establishment of National Airborne Service Corps of the Ministry of the Interior.
• 19 March – 3-19 shooting incident, an assassination attempt on Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu in Tainan City.[1]
• 20 March
  • 2004 Republic of China presidential election took place and Chen Shui-bian won the election, compiling 50.11% of the popular vote.[2]
  • 2004 Republic of China referendum.
• 21 March – The opening of Changhua City Library in Changhua County.

April

• 1 April
  • The merging between West District and Central District to form the West Central District in Tainan City.
  • The opening of Chuwan Crab Museum in Xiyu Township, Penghu County.

May

• 1 May – The opening of Green World Ecological Farm in Beipu Township, Hsinchu County.
• 8 May – 15th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei City.
• 20 May – The swearing in of the second term of President Chen Shui-bian.

June

• 1 June
  • The establishment of CTV MyLife.
  • The establishment of TTV Family.

July

• 1 July
  • The establishment of Bureau of Energy.
  • The establishment of CTV News Channel.
  • The establishment of Financial Supervisory Commission.
  • The establishment of PTS2.
• 4 July – The establishment of the Formosa Party.[3]

August

• 1 August – The establishment of Kao Fong College in Changzhi Township, Pingtung County.
• 7 August – The opening of Puppetry Art Center of Taipei in Songshan District, Taipei.
• 13 August – The founding of Runewaker Entertainment in Taichung.
• 17–27 August – Typhoon Aere.

September

• 1 September – The establishment of TTV Finance.
• 29 September – The opening of Xiaobitan Branch Line of Taipei Metro.

October

• 1–3 October – The 1st Taiwan Youth Day.

November

• 19 November – The opening of Miramar Entertainment Park in Zhongshan District, Taipei.
• 21 November – The start of 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
• 21–27 November – Taiwan hosted the 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.[4] Qatar national basketball team won the competition.

December

• 1 December – The renaming of Keelung City Cultural Center to Keelung Cultural Center.
• 11 December
  • 2004 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary
  • 2004 Republic of China legislative election was held and Chen Shui-bian won the popular vote of the election.[5]
• 18 December – 11,551 residents of Kaohsiung City set a world record: longest time to play two songs without stopping.[6]
• 28 December – The opening of YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum in Ren'ai District, Keelung.

Deaths

• 3 March – Wei Yung, 67, Minister of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission (1976-1988).[7]
• 6 April – Yuan Che-sheng, suicide by hanging.[8]
• 14 August – Hsu Tzi-ting, 23, Taiwanese model, suicide by jumping.[8]
• 15 December – Chiang Fang-liang, 88, First Lady (1978–1988), lung cancer.[9][10]

References

1. Taiwan election shooting suspect dead. 07/03/2005. ABC News Online
2. BBC News | Asia-Pacific| Chen declared Taiwan victor
3. Wang, Hsiao-wen (5 July 2004). "Formosa Party slams pan-greens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
4. FIBA Asia : Home
5. fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21770.pdf
6. Huang, Jewel (22 December 2004). "Kaohsiung City's future looks bright". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
7. Chen, Melody (25 March 2004). "Harvesting diplomatic solutions was Wei Yung's way". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
8. Wang, Hsiao-wen (27 September 2004). "A helping hand can halt suicide, experts say". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
9. Yiu, Cody (16 December 2004). "A sad life ends for Chiang Fang-liang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
10. Wen, Stephanie (16 December 2004). "Chiang Fang-liang remembered". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

External links

• Year 2004 Calendar - Taiwan
• Taiwan, 2004 Timeline
• Year 2004 Legislative Yuan Elections in Taiwan