Act for the Establishment of the Hakka Public Communications Foundation Article 9

Director candidates and supervisor candidates are recommended by the competent authority from just and fair people from the society, scholars, experts and HPCF employee representatives. The list of the candidates is submitted to Premier of Executive Yuan for appointment and reported to Legislative Yuan for reference. The regulations governing the qualifications, procedures and other relevant matters regarding appointment shall be determined by the competent authority.The directors shall be elected and appointed based on whether they are representative enough of Hakka and their expertise in communication, education and culture.Two of the supervisors shall be experienced or educated in law, accounting or finance.The number of Hakkas serving as directors or supervisors shall not be less than a half of the number of the total directors or supervisors. The directors of either gender and the supervisors of either gender shall not be less than a third of the directors and a third of the supervisors respectively.The number of the directors who are in the same political party shall not exceed a quarter of the total directors, and the number of the supervisors who are in the same political party shall not exceed one-third of the total supervisors. The directors and supervisors shall not participate in political activities during their tenures.