Chen Ying pushes for an "Indigenous Reserved Land Reclassification Acceleration Center"
Taitung legislator Chen Ying has pledged that, if elected county magistrate, she will establish a dedicated center to speed up cases involving the addition and reclassification of Indigenous reserved land — good news for Indigenous residents who have waited years for land rights.
- An Amis woman from the Dulan tribal village saw her husband's family's reserved land application stalled for years; after repeated coordination by Chen Ying, they finally received the title deed.
- Adding and reclassifying reserved land requires land surveys, measurement, subdivision, cadastral organization and review, spanning several agencies, leaving Indigenous residents with little choice but to wait passively.
- A shortage of case-handling staff is the main cause; some cases drag on for years, with applicants unable even to obtain updates on their progress.
- Taitung currently has roughly 9,300 cases still pending.
- The planned center would integrate the county government's various bureaus and departments, add dedicated personnel, and set up a case-tracking system.
Outlook: Chen Ying will seek project funding and staffing from the central government. Whether the process actually speeds up depends on whether the center is genuinely established after the election.