We have to make sure that the plan for turning Taiwan into a hub for business operations in the Asia-Pacific region will proceed on schedule so that the ROC may from a position of strength play a role to be reckoned with in the international community and in the process of national unification. In the meanwhile we have to plan ahead for national development well into the next century, nurture a liberalized and internationalized economic regime in as short as possible a period of time, foster a low tax, obstacle free business climate, renovate the land system, improve the small and medium business, and greatly enhance national competitiveness. To achieve a balanced development, we will also work for reform in other internal issues. Our top priorities will be the judicial system, education, culture, and social restructuring, which will have to move ahead in tandem. Judicial reform should be based above all on the rule of law.
All judicial judgments have to be fair and make sure that all are equal before the law.
The rule of law being the foundation of democracy, the cause of democracy will be compromised to a serious extent if court rulings are not trusted by the people. The reform will also guarantee full respect for any fundamental human rights including those of prisoners and parties to a lawsuit. Rectitude and efficiency in the court and prosecutorial system will have to be drastically improved. Reform in education aims to put into practice a concept of education that imparts happiness, contentment, pluralism and mutual respect. Such education is designed to develop potentialities, respect individualism, develop personal characters, and encourage creativeness.