Choose the mayor of Zhubei to pass! It has been less than 10 years since Li Zhenxiu was deregistered. You Yinglong: Review will be based on the new letter from the Mainland Affairs Council

The chairman of the Central Election Commission, You Yinglong, attended the Ministry of Justice's anti-election bribery event today and was interviewed about Lee Jung-soo's ineligibility to participate in the election.

Zhubei mayor candidate Li Zhenxiu has lost her Chinese household registration certificate for less than 10 years due to surrender. The Hsinchu County Election Committee has determined that she is not qualified to run and will not register. You Yinglong, chairman of the Central Election Commission, responded today that the review is based on a new letter from the Mainland Affairs Council in April this year, and 10 years will be counted from the date of payment of the certificate; the qualifications of other candidates to run for county mayors and councilors will be announced after the review is completed on October 16.

You Yinglong attended an interview at the Ministry of Justice's anti-bribery event this afternoon and pointed out that the Hsinchu County Election Committee determined that Li Zhenxiu was not eligible to run in accordance with the new letter issued by the Mainland Affairs Council on April 16 this year. In the past, the determination standard was based on 10 years of registration in Taiwan. This year, the calculation was changed from the date of completing the payment of the certificate of loss of mainland China household registration. Li did not pass the review because he had not completed 10 years.

The Hsinchu County Election Committee held a committee meeting today to review the qualifications of township mayors, township citizen representatives and village chiefs. A total of 10 people were ineligible, and Li Zhenxiu was one of them. The County Election Committee stated that candidates who were originally from mainland China in this election must complete the submission of proof of loss of origin before November 28, 2016, including that day.

Li Zhenxiu claimed that she had been allowed to settle and complete her household registration in accordance with the law as early as 1999, and questioned the legal effect of changing the existing household registration to 10 years from the date of payment of the certificate.

The reporter asked, whether other candidates for the mid-term allocation may also have failed the review? You Yinglong said that it is not completely clear yet. The qualifications for the county mayor and county and city councilors will be reviewed by the Central Election Commission. The final review is expected to be completed on October 16 and then announced to the public.