A Study on the Feasibility of the Official Appointment of Sub-ward (Li) Chiefs ¡X A Case of Kaohsiung City The purpose of this study was to propose the results of the empirical investigation utilizing the SWOT analysis of the official appointment of sub-ward (Li) chiefs, which revealed the high feasibility of the official appointment. The data germane to this study were disposed through documentary analysis research along with questionnaire survey research and observation research. The subjects of this exploration were categorized into two major groups. One is the public surveyed by telephone resulting in 1017 successful samples; the other is the local officials surveyed by questionnaires including 463 sub-ward (Li) chiefs with a return rate of 74.3% (310), and 271 sub-ward (Li) clerks with a high return rate of 88.2% (239). The results of the survey reveal high credibility which can be seen in chapter three. The results of official appointment were depicted as follows: 1. The advantages of the official appointment: (a) downsizing the administrative organizations, simplifying the administrative procedures, and increasing the effectiveness; (b) slimming down the manpower and cutting down the spending; (c) improving the relationships between the sub-ward (Li) administrative organizations and the community development associations; (d) reducing the expenditures for election and rectifying the vicious election practices; and ; (e) promoting the administrative efficiency without violating democracy. 2. The disadvantages of the official appointment: (a) violating the principles of democracy; (b) violating the principles of local self-governing; (c) increasing the workload after merging the positions of sub-ward (Li) chiefs and clerks; (d) diminishing sub-ward (Li) chiefs¡¦ enthusiasm towards their work; and (e) lowering the functions of community development associations. 3. The reflection of the official appointment: (a) enhancing the local harmony; (b) incurring criticism from the self-benefiting of without-pay elected sub-ward (Li) chiefs¡¦; (c) requesting the government to examine the overlapping functions of sub-ward (Li) chiefs and clerks; and (d) the official appointment of township chiefs becomes the best paradigm of that of sub-ward (Li) chiefs. 4. The threat of the official appointment: (a) accumulating resentment; (b) damaging people¡¦s rights by failing to precisely respond to local situations. Finally, the findings and recommendations of this study were as follows: 1. The author suggests that the government should be more determined to reasonably adjust the boroughs for sub-ward (Li) and village chiefs¡¦ ¡§equal pay for equal work;¡¨ meanwhile, as the number of boroughs decreases, the resistance for official appointment could be reduced and the workload of appointed sub-ward (Li) chiefs would be more even as well. 2. Not only does the official appointment of township chiefs promote administrative efficiency and economizes enormous expenditures, but whose successful experience in reform can be the example for the reform of sub-ward (Li) and village offices. 3. It is believed that appointed sub-ward (Li) chiefs will perform better than elected sub-ward (Li) chiefs. Although there are no existing rules about disciplining elected sub-ward (Li) chiefs, appointed sub-ward (Li) chiefs will be subjected to administrative disciplinary measures or even removed from positions for not fulfilling their duty. Hence, it would be easier to carry out the official appointment of sub-ward (Li) chiefs if borough offices can strengthen sub-ward (Li) chiefs¡¦ functions of reflecting people¡¦s opinions before the cancellation of the sub-ward (Li) chief elections. Key Word¡GSub-ward (Li) Chiefs ¡Bthe Official Appointment of Sub-ward (Li) Chiefs ¡BKaohsiung City ¡Bsurvey research

本研究旨在探討直轄市山地原住民區改制前後，原為官派制轉換成民選制的區，比較兩種制度在地方上的治理運作與模式，以表現不同制度在相同環境、事務時所產生的運作差異，一方面評估不同制度下之運作；方面評估制度中的民意制衡能力。最後分析民選制與官派制於治理上的優缺點和差異，並對當前制度提出相應的改善建議。 本研究採用的研究方法如下： 1.個案研究法：選定新北市烏來區為個案，觀察制度轉換之差異所造成的影響。 2.文獻分析法：整理分析相關文書資料以比較官派制與民選制的結構、機制之差異。 3.深入訪談法：選定直轄市山地原住民區改制前後，擔任行政與民代職務者，進行職 責與實務的訪談，調查制度差異對行為與結果的影響，以及地方感受跟評價。 / The case study is research to the mountain indigenous districts of special municipalities, the former official system is converted into an elected system of district.By comparing the models and practices of these two local governance systems brought by the institutional reform, which has led our attention to the differences of behavior and reaction the two systems have while put in the same environment and under the same government affairs, this present study evaluates the two systems with special focus on their administrative performance and check-and-balance capability of the public sector. The ultimate purpose of this study is to analyze the merits and limits of elected representation and official appointment and through observing one real case, and finally propose advices to improve the current system. Methodologies adopted in this study include: 1.Case study: Wilai District of New Taipei City is chosen to observe the impact of institutional reform. 2.Literature analysis: Relevant documents and data are collected and analyzed for the comparison of official appointment and elected representation in their organizational and functional differences. 3.In-depth interview: Administrative officials and elected representatives who have experienced the transition are interviewed about their duty change and practical exercise of governance, in hope to investigate behavioral and consequential influences the new system has caused, and collect feedback and evaluation from local government.