The Election Commission of Kinmen, based on an outlying island county of Taiwan, announced this week that a referendum would be held on October 28 for the residents of Kinmen to decide whether to allow a casino industry there.
Taiwanese news agency Focus Taiwan reported that Tsai Chun-sheng, a member of the county council, initiated a petition and collected 5,602 valid signatures, surpassing the threshold of 5,178 needed to trigger a referendum on any topic at local government level.
The budget for the referendum is set at TWD9m (U$296,215).
