I. According to the press release issued by the Central African Swine Fever Disaster Response Center on December 13, 108 (2019), the FAO weekly report indicated that the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture announced on December 12 of this year that the country had experienced an outbreak of African Swine Fever. Indonesia is the 11th country in the Asian region, following China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea, and Timor-Leste, to have an outbreak of African Swine Fever. In view of the ongoing spread of African Swine Fever in neighboring Asian countries, it is necessary to raise public awareness of epidemic prevention in order to jointly prevent African Swine Fever from spreading from abroad.

II. In accordance with Article 45-1 of the Animal Epidemic Prevention Act and the penalty standards announced by the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine of the Council of Agriculture on December 18, 107 (2018) (as attached), travelers who illegally carry pork products from countries with African Swine Fever outbreaks in the past three years and fail to declare them for quarantine will be fined NT$200,000 for the first offense and up to NT$1,000,000 for the second offense. Foreign nationals without residency permits who are fined NT$200,000 for the first offense and are unable to pay immediately will be denied entry.

III. We request that your school refer to the "Self-Assessment Checklist for Responding to African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Educational Institutions at All Levels" to establish a working group, implement public awareness campaigns, ensure proper management of ingredients and kitchen waste in teaching environments, and ensure correct recycling. Please also proactively prepare contingency measures in the event of an outbreak.

IV. We request that your school continue to actively utilize relevant information through the following channels to implement epidemic prevention and awareness campaigns:

(I) The Ministry of Education's School Health Information Network "African Swine Fever Education Zone" (URL: https://cpd.moe.gov.tw/index.php), where the "Downloadable Promotional Materials" and "Video Zone" sections provide various epidemic prevention videos and electronic promotional materials, including multilingual (including Vietnamese, English, Hakka, Taiwanese, etc.) bumper cards and videos. The aforementioned "Self-Assessment Checklist for Responding to African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Educational Institutions at All Levels" can also be downloaded directly from this website.

(II) The Central Disaster Response Center's "African Swine Fever Information Zone" (URL: https://asf.baphiq.gov.tw/index.php), where the "Promotional Materials" section provides various print materials, video zone data, and important notes regarding relevant penalty regulations.