Death certs issued for Singapore couple missing since Taiwan quake in April

More than 200 days since they were last seen embarking on a hike in Taiwan in April, the Singaporean couple missing after an earthquake struck the island's eastern Hualien county have been officially declared dead.

- Lok Jian Wen

The Hualien district court issued death certificates for Mr Sim Hwee Kok and Ms Neo Siew Choo, following an application made on Dec 23 by their family to the local authorities, Taiwanese media reported.

Their time of death has been marked as noon on April 3.

The pair were last captured on surveillance cameras getting off a bus on April 3 at around 7.20am near the Shakadang Trail in Taroko National Park, which is in Hualien county.