Guan Jiarong (left), deputy director of the Kinmen Land Bureau, made a special trip to Wuqiu Township to preside over the inauguration ceremony for the chairman of the Township Congress, Chen Xingde (right), and others.

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[Reporter Wu Zhengting/Kinmen Report] Cai Yanming, the mayor-elect of Wuqiu Township, Kinmen County, who was sued for invalidation by the Kinmen District Prosecutor's Office due to the "false escort" case, did not attend the swearing-in today.

The Civil Affairs Office of the Kinmen County Government stated that Cai must retake the oath within three months. During the period before taking office, the county government will send someone to temporarily replace him.

Civil Affairs Office: The oath must be completed within 3 months

The swearing-in ceremony of the 11th mayor and village representatives of Wuqiu Township, Kinmen County was held at the Wuqiu Township Office. Guan Jiarong, deputy director of the County Government Land Administration Bureau, took a special flight from Kinmen to Taichung, and then took a helicopter from the Air Force Corps of the Ministry of the Interior to Taichung, which is 73 meters away. Wuqiu Township in Liwai presides over it.

The county government stated that last night Cai Yanming was temporarily unable to attend the township head's inauguration ceremony, citing physical discomfort as an excuse.

The county government stated that Chen Xingde, Huang Jinyang and Cai Fuchun, the three representatives of the township congress, still took the oath in accordance with the law, and Chen Xingde and Huang Jinyang were elected as the chairman and vice chairman respectively.

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The Civil Affairs Office of the county government stated that the local system law did not clearly stipulate the follow-up methods for not taking the oath of office. After asking the Ministry of the Interior, if Cai Yanming was absent on the day of the oath of office, he had to make up the oath within three months. Failure to take the oath will be regarded as a vacancy, and a by-election will be conducted in accordance with the law.

As for the period when Cai did not take the oath, the county government will handle the dispatching matters according to its authority.

The Civil Affairs Office stated that, for the sake of caution, we will send a letter to the Ministry of the Interior for further clarification and clarification.

The Kinmen District Prosecutor's Office has recently concluded the "false escort" case, prosecuting Cai Yanming, the mayor-elect of Wuqiu Township, and Chen Zonglong, a candidate, for violating the election strike law, and filing a lawsuit against Cai Yanming for invalid election.