PRESS DIGEST-Taiwan - May 14

TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan newspapers carried the following stories on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

CHINA TIMES

-- People who feed pigeons in Taipei will be fined T$1,200 ($39) to T$6,000 for causing pollution.

-- About 20,000 Far Eastern Air Transport (5605.TWO: Quote, Profile, Research) discount ticket holders on the outlying island of Kinmen are afraid their purchases are suddenly useless as the financially troubled airline stops flying.

UNITED DAILY NEWS

-- A pair of giant pandas earmarked as a gift to Taiwan are safe following Monday's magnitude 7.9 earthquake near their reserve in Sichuan province of China.

LIBERTY TIMES

-- Two Taiwan citizens have died and 85 more are missing in areas affected by the earthquake in China.

-- The U.S. government has expressed concern about China's underground nuclear submarine base in the island province of Hainan.