Dr. Liu Chao-Shiuan

That same day, Prime Minister Liu Chao-shiuan resigned following widespread criticism of the government for responding slowly to the disaster.

About 5,000 people attended the service, including members of bereaved families, other survivors, and Catholic and other religious leaders. After putting bouquets at a tablet honoring the deceased, Ma said he grieved and was remorseful as floods and landslides took away hundreds of lives, causing "everlasting pain in our hearts."

Award recognizes researcher and educator Liu Chao-Shiuan
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Dec. 8, 1999 -- Dr. Liu Chao-Shiuan, vice-premier of Taiwan, has received an award from the University of Toronto and the U of T Alumni Association today in Taipei.

Liu, who received his PhD (chemistry) from U of T in 1971, will be honoured with the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award from the U of T Alumni Association.He is an outstanding researcher, educator and nationally respected cabinet-level administrator.Liu joined the faculty of the National Tsing Hua University in 1971, moving into the president's office in 1987.Over the course of his six-year term, he transformed the university into one of the leading research and learning institutes in the country.

While serving as Taiwan's minister of transportation and communications from 1993-1996, Liu was instrumental in the deregulation of the telecommunications industry, leading to the creation of a thriving wireless communications business sector and the modernization of the country's infrastructure.As vice-premier, Liu oversees public policies on national science, education, environmental protection, social welfare and culture.

Liu Chao-shiuan, the prime minister, said flood-related losses were estimated to be around $3.4bn although he did not specify the type.

Liu Chao-shiuan, who heads Taipei's prestigious Soochow University, said President-elect Ma Ying-jeou asked him to head the Cabinet.Liu told reporters he had "reached consensus" with Ma about the appointment, confirming weeks of media speculation.

He said he would name Cabinet ministers in two weeks.

Ma, of the opposition Nationalist Party, will be sworn in next month.He was elected on a promise to reinvigorate Taiwan's once-vibrant economy.

Liu, 65, was previously a transport minister and a vice premier.His Cabinet will likely consist of former Nationalist ministers who helped sustain Taiwan's spectacular economic growth in the 1990s.

The outgoing administration of President Chen Shui-bian has been criticized for mismanaging the island's economy.

Chairman of National Science Council : Dr. Chao-Shiuan Liu

===============================4. Leadership workshop for ROC-Taiwan Students Associations : Sep.20-21.

Outstanding leadership in science, education and social policy earned Dr. Chao-Shiuan Liu, vice-premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by President Robert Prichard at a luncheon in Taipei at the beginning of December.
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A native of Heng Yang, Hunan, Dr. Liu received his PhD in chemistry from U of T in 1971.He returned to Taiwan to join the National Tsing Hua University, first as a professor and later as president.As minister of transportation and communications in the early '90s, he was responsible for the privatization and deregulation of the telecommunications industry, an initiative that was part of a program to modernize the nation's infrastructure.After serving as chairman of the National Science Council, Liu assumed the position of vice-premier in 1997.He is responsible for public policy on science, education, environmental protection, social welfare and culture.

Outstanding leadership in science, education and social policy earned Dr. Chao-Shiuan Liu, vice-premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by President Robert Prichard at a luncheon in Taipei at the beginning of December.
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A native of Heng Yang, Hunan, Dr. Liu received his PhD in chemistry from U of T in 1971.He returned to Taiwan to join the National Tsing Hua University, first as a professor and later as president.As minister of transportation and communications in the early '90s, he was responsible for the privatization and deregulation of the telecommunications industry, an initiative that was part of a program to modernize the nation's infrastructure.After serving as chairman of the National Science Council, Liu assumed the position of vice-premier in 1997.He is responsible for public policy on science, education, environmental protection, social welfare and culture.

Award recognizes researcher and educator Liu Chao-Shiuan
...
Dec. 8, 1999 -- Dr. Liu Chao-Shiuan, vice-premier of Taiwan, has received an award from the University of Toronto and the U of T Alumni Association today in Taipei.

Liu, who received his PhD (chemistry) from U of T in 1971, will be honoured with the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award from the U of T Alumni Association.He is an outstanding researcher, educator and nationally respected cabinet-level administrator.Liu joined the faculty of the National Tsing Hua University in 1971, moving into the president's office in 1987.Over the course of his six-year term, he transformed the university into one of the leading research and learning institutes in the country.

While serving as Taiwan's minister of transportation and communications from 1993-1996, Liu was instrumental in the deregulation of the telecommunications industry, leading to the creation of a thriving wireless communications business sector and the modernization of the country's infrastructure.As vice-premier, Liu oversees public policies on national science, education, environmental protection, social welfare and culture.

Award recognizes researcher and educator Liu Chao-Shiuan
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Dec. 8, 1999 -- Dr. Liu Chao-Shiuan, vice-premier of Taiwan, has received an award from the University of Toronto and the U of T Alumni Association today in Taipei.

Liu, who received his PhD (chemistry) from U of T in 1971, will be honoured with the Rose Wolfe Distinguished Alumni Award from the U of T Alumni Association.He is an outstanding researcher, educator and nationally respected cabinet-level administrator.Liu joined the faculty of the National Tsing Hua University in 1971, moving into the president's office in 1987.Over the course of his six-year term, he transformed the university into one of the leading research and learning institutes in the country.

While serving as Taiwan's minister of transportation and communications from 1993-1996, Liu was instrumental in the deregulation of the telecommunications industry, leading to the creation of a thriving wireless communications business sector and the modernization of the country's infrastructure.As vice-premier, Liu oversees public policies on national science, education, environmental protection, social welfare and culture.