I. In accordance with the Ministry of Education, Department of Secondary Education, National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, letter dated January 10, 113, Tai Jiao Guo Shu Xue Zi No. 1130003715.

II. With the recent return of cross-border travel and the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, it is expected that cases of travelers violating import regulations will increase. According to statistics from the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Ministry of Agriculture, since the beginning of this year, cases of citizens violating animal quarantine regulations have been more frequent among those returning from mainland China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Macau. Common illegally imported animal products include ham sausage, sausage, pork floss egg rolls, chicken feet, beef jerky, semi-cooked eggs, chicken, duck, and goose meat products, and in-flight meals containing meat.

III. School faculty, staff, and students are requested not to carry animal and plant quarantine items when entering the country. Please also inform relatives and friends not to mail pork products or other animal quarantine items to Taiwan to avoid penalties. If pork products are illegally carried into the country from countries (regions) that have experienced African Swine Fever in the past three years and are discovered, a fine of NT$200,000 will be imposed for the first offense, and a fine of NT$1,000,000 will be imposed for the second offense.

IV. Propaganda materials on African Swine Fever can be downloaded from the Bureau's African Swine Fever Information Zone (https://asf.aphia.gov.tw/ws.php?id=17894). The "Reference Table for Quarantine Regulations for Common Items Carried by Inbound Travelers" can be downloaded from (https://www.aphia.gov.tw/ws.php?id=10719).