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BackKaohsiung’s 17-division district’s first district director election: 44 people registered to compete for 17 seats
Kaohsiung’s 17-division district’s first district director election: 44 people registered to compete for 17 seats
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Kaohsiung’s 17-division district’s first district director election: 44 people registered to compete for 17 seats

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  • Kaohsiung City launched neighborhood adjustment in July this year, and held the first election of neighborhood directors in 17 sub-districts, with a total of 44 people registered to run.
  • Among them, three districts including Cai Kili, Fushan District in Zuoying District and Badili in Renwu District are competing for the same amount, while Xinchao District in Zuoying District and Qingxiang District in Nanzi District have the most intense competition, with five people each registering.

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Kaohsiung City launched neighborhood adjustment in July this year, resulting in 17 split neighborhoods and the first election of neighborhood directors.

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Three people have registered for the first district chief election in the high-speed rail district of Zuoying District, Kaohsiung. The picture shows the high-speed rail Zuoying Station. (Photo by reporter Wang Rongxiang)

Kaohsiung City launched neighborhood adjustment in July this year, with a total of 17 "split neighborhoods". A total of 44 people registered for the first neighborhood chief election in split lanes, of which 3 had the same quota.

The Civil Affairs Bureau explained that the split li is distributed in 7 administrative districts. Fushanli in Zuoying District has been adjusted to 4 li including Fushan, Fuai, Furong, and Fuhua, Caikm has been adjusted to 3 li including Caigong, Caifu, and High Speed Rail, and Xinshangli has been adjusted to Xinshanli. Shang and Xinchao are two li, 4 li are merged, Weipingshanli and Xiangheli are adjusted to Pingshanli, Shengnanli and Shengxili are adjusted to Chongshengli, Seinanli and Seobeili are adjusted to Sehouli, and Zhongbeili and Zhongnanli are adjusted to Zhongbeili.

Nanzi District added 1 li, from Qingfengli to Qingfeng and Qingxiang li, and another 1 li was merged into Hongyili and Hongnanli and adjusted to Hongyili; Gushan District added 1 li, from Longshuili to North Art Museum and South Art Museum; Renwu District added 1 mile, adjusted from Baguali to Baguali Two li including Bagua and Bade; Fengshan District was cut and merged by 1 li, from Chenggong and Xiankou li to Chenggong li; Yancheng District was cut and merged by 1 li, from Boaili and Ciaili to Beiduanli; Namasia District added 1 li, and was adjusted from Dhakanuwari to Dhakanuwa and Masingharan.

According to statistics from the Election Committee, a total of 44 people registered for the first election of district chiefs in 17 divisions, including 2 people from North Art Museum and 2 people from South Art Museum in Gushan District; 2 people from Xinshangli and 5 people from Xinchaoli in Zuoying District, 1 person from Cai Kilometer, 3 people from Caifuli, and 3 people from Gaotieli. There are 3 people in Fushanli, 1 person in Fuaili, 2 people in Fuhuali, and 3 people in Furongli; 2 people in Qingfengli, 5 people in Qingxiangli, Nanzi District; 4 people in Baguali, 1 person in Badili, Renwu District; 3 people in Dhakanuwari, 2 people in Masingharalanli, Namasia District.

Among them, three li have the same quota, namely Cai Kili and Fushanli in Zuoying District, and Badili in Renwu District. The most competitive ones are Xinchaoli in Zuoying District and Qingxiangli in Nanzi District, each with 5 people.

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  • What is the voting date for the split-division election?

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