General InformationCurrency: NT$27.8 to US$1 in June 1996
Language: The national language is Mandarin Chinese. Other dialects, particularly Taiwanese and Hakka, are spoken with some English.
Credit Cards: Hotels, department stores, airlines, and major restaurants accept credit cards. Elsewhere, it is preferable to use cash.
Business Hours: Most people on the island work a five-and-a-half day week. | Type of Operation | Weekdays | Saturdays | Banks
Department Stores
Other Stores | 09:00-15:30
11:00-21:30
10:00-22:00 | 09:00-noon
11:00-22:00
10:00-22:00 | Goveernment Offices: | mornings
afternoons | 08:30-12:00
13:30-17:00 | 08:30-12:00 |
(Note: Times may vary from business to business) Tipping/Taxes: Tipping is optional. It is usual, however, to tip restaurant waiters and hotel porters. A 10% service charge and a 5% value-added to room rates and meals.
English Language Media:
China Post and China News/NT$12 per copy
ICRT (International Community Radio Taipei)
Taipei: FM 100.7 AM 576 (24-hour programming)
Useful Phone Numbers:
Tourist Hot Line: (02) 717-3737
Emergency: 119 Fire: 119 Police: 110 Overseas: Call 100
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: (02) 729-7227
CKS International Airport Service Counter: (03) 398-2143
English telephone Operator: (02) 311-6796
Adventist Hospital (Taiwan): (02) 771-8151
Taipei Municipal Police Headquarters: (02) 381-8341
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