Wang Ching-feng (magistrate)

Wang Ching-feng (Chinese: 王慶豐; 1933 – 25 October 2024) was a Taiwanese politician.

Life and career

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Wang Ching-feng sat on the Hualien County Council and was its speaker.[1] Wang, a member of the Kuomintang, defeated Chen Yung-hsing, the Democratic Progressive Party candidate, in the 1993 Hualien County magisterial election.[2] Wang ran for reelection against the DPP's Michael You [zh], in 1997.[3] Infrastructure projects focusing on flood prevention took place during his first term, including the dredging and riverbank fortification of Hualien City's Meilun River [zh]. Meilun Hill was reclaimed and transformed into a park, which was completed in 1995.[4] In his second term, Wang advocated for the Executive Yuan to distribute more money to local county governments.[5][6] During his second term, Hualien was impacted by typhoons. In August 2000, Typhoon Bilis hit Hualien County,[7] followed by Typhoon Toraji in July 2001. As Toraji caused landslides and floods, Wang attended the Kuomintang's sixteenth National Congress.[8] Interior minister Chang Po-ya and legislator Chou Hsi-wei criticized Wang for his absence from Hualien.[8][9] The Control Yuan began an investigation into Wang's actions in August 2001.[10] In 2004, Wang took part in a committee convened by the Legislative Yuan to investigate the 3-19 shooting incident.[11]

Wang Chin-feng's son Wang Ting-son served on the Legislative Yuan from 2010 to 2016.[12][13]

Wang died on 25 October 2024, at the age of 91.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "The past and present of the tribes of Ami". Free China Review. 1 October 1983. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Candidates" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (59): 144. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ Lin, Sean (30 December 2018). "DPP chair hopefuls bandy insults on TV". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Time to Move Faster". Free China Review. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Tang Fei suggests raising debt ceiling". Taipei Times. 12 August 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ Chu, Monique (19 July 2000). "Tax-quota row comes to a head". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Chen continues tour of typhoon-hit central areas". Taipei Times. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Hualien residents call it 'worst ever'". Taipei Times. 31 July 2001. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ Low, Stephanie (1 August 2001). "KMT lawmaker demands better disaster readiness". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ Jou, Ying-ching (1 August 2001). "Watchdog investigates neglect". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Shooter's family doubt forensics expert Lee's case". Taipei Times. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ^ Huang, Sandy (7 July 2003). "Election draws Hsieh from retirement". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ^ Chen, Christie (16 January 2016). "DPP's Hsiao Bi-khim wins legislative seat in Hualien (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. ^ 花蓮前縣長王慶豐辭世 享耆壽91歲 (in Chinese)
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