Taiwanese model Lin Chi-ling, who was injured falling from a horse earlier this month, can fly home from the mainland in a special medical evacuation plane, but only if she stops first in either Hong Kong or Macau.Lin, Taiwan's top model, was injured July 8 when she fell from a horse while shooting a commercial in the northeastern port of Dalian.
Her mainland doctor has reportedly said Lin suffered from six fractured ribs, but that they would heal naturally.
Her relatives have said they hoped to arrange a special charter to take her home Saturday.
But Mainland Affairs Council official Fu Tung-cheng said Thursday the plane must make a brief stop in Hong Kong or Macau before flying on to Taipei to observe a Taiwanese ban on direct flights.
Lin could stay on the plane when it stops, said Fu.
But Taiwan's CTI Cable News quoted Lin's mother as saying Lin will likely fly in a medical plane to Hong Kong, from where she will transfer to a commercial plane for the flight home.
Lin, the No. 1 supermodel in Taiwan, gets 5 million yuan (US$602,000) per commercial on average, the second-highest paid star in Hong Kong and Taiwan behind Maggie Cheung. She will claim 8.7 million yuan from an insurance company as compensation.
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