A resident rests in a chair at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

A resident is reflected in the mirror as he speaks with a fellow resident at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

Residents walk in their room at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

A resident rests in a chair at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

The hands of a resident are seen at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

Residents ride their vehicles at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

A resident rides his vehicle at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN) 

A resident prepares dinner at a leprosy colony near Taipei March 21, 2007. The colony is being relocated by the government to a nearby hospital to make way for a new subway station but the residents are reluctant to move as they have been living in the colony since 1944 and they are unwilling to stay in a hospital. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN)