Liao was filmmaker before entering the now defunct Government Information Office in the mid-1980s.
He initially served as a deputy chief of the agency's visual-audio department before then heading the agency's film regulator, where he pioneered several policies that benefited Taiwan's filmmaking industry.
Liao pushed for broader film inspection and rating procedures, and cemented government funding regulations for filmmakers.
He also tried to make Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards more internationally inclusive.
During his tenure as a filmmaker, Liao made a number of films, such as the 1971 movie "Love can Forgive and Forget," which garnered him a runner-up accolade for Best Feature Film at the 10th Golden Horse Awards in 1972.
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