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Civil Affairs

peoples. Thus chapter 4-1 has been added so that indigenous districts administered by special
municipalities will have an autonomous status.

1. Provincial Government

(1) The Provincial Government is a branch of the Executive Yuan executing the following matters:

Supervising self-government affairs in counties/cities, carrying out administrative functions of the
Provincial Government and executing other duties as prescribed by law or as commissioned by the
Executive Yuan. The Provincial Government has a Commission composed of 9 members nominated
by the Premier and appointed by the President. A governor shall be appointed from among these
specially designated members and shall serve concurrently as both the governor and a commission

member in the handling of provincial government affairs.

(2) The Provincial Consultative Council is established to provide consultation and reform recommendations
on provincial government affairs. The Provincial Consultative Council shall have council members,
each of whom shall serve a three-year term. These people are nominated by the Premier and
appointed by the President. Currently the number of council members shall not be less than five and

not more than twenty-three.

2. Composition of Administrative Levels

(1) Special municipalities shall have councils and governments, the mayor and councilors of which
shall be elected by the residents of the special municipality in accordance with relevant laws to
serve four-year terms.

(2) Counties/cities shall have appropriate councils and governments and the magistrates/mayors and
councilors of a county/city shall be elected by their residents in accordance with relevant laws to

serve four-year terms.

(3) Townships/cities shall have township/city councils and offices. The mayor and councilors of a
township/city shall be elected by the residents of the township/city in accordance with relevant
laws to serve four-year terms.

(4) Districts in special municipalities and cities shall have district offices as branches with chief
administrators, who shall be appointed by the mayor in accordance with the law.

(5) Townships/cities and districts are allocated into villages. Each village has a village chief, who shall
be popularly elected for a term of 4 years.

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