Penghu voted down a similar plan
Before the end of the year, residents of Kinmen off the coast of Taiwan may approve a referendum on casinos in the island community. According to the Taiwan News, a total of 6,207 signatures are needed to proceed with the referendum, which would take place in October at the earliest.
In 2009, Taiwan lifted a 15-year ban in the outlying islands of Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu. The residents of Penghu have voted twice against casinos; in the latest vote, in October 2016, 81 percent of voters opposed such a plan.
In a July 2012 referendum, residents of Matsu Island voted to allow casinos in a bid to boost tourism, but the required enabling legislation has stalled at the national level, the News reported.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party has expressed her party’s opposition to casinos in the nation.
