Taipei holds awards ceremony for city officials

Taipei holds awards ceremony for city officials

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Taipei officials resigned en masse on Tuesday morning, ahead of the inauguration of the new mayor for the capital, the KMT’s Chiang Wan-an. To thank the officials for their service, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je presided over an awards ceremony on Tuesday. The occasion offered Ko a last chance to chat with his administrative team while posing for photos with the awards.

Taipei’s top officials have resigned en masse ahead of the change in administration. To thank them for their service, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je presented them with certificates and medals of achievement. The ceremony also turned to be a chance for Ko to say some last words to his team.

At each certificate handed, Ko asked the recipient what their next steps would be. He was also curious to learn why not all officials were receiving a medal.

During one of the muttered exchanges, the head of the Department of Information and Tourism explained that he wasn’t getting a medal because he had previously been given a demerit, prompting Ko to burst out laughing. During his final address, Ko thanked all in the team for leading the city with him over the past eight years.

Ko Wen-je
Taipei mayor
Together with the deputy mayors, the heads of the different departments today resigned en masse, before the start of the new municipal administration takes over on Dec. 25. I would like to thank all our colleagues for all your contributions, and the citizens of Taipei for their support. Thank you all a million.

Ko also added that he hoped the Chiang administration would take over smoothly. The outgoing mayor was also asked about how he felt about the fact that a total of 113 officials had left their posts over the course of his mandate.

Ko Wen-je
Taipei mayor
Some officials retired, others moved to work in the central government. And some stayed on and got moved to other positions. It’s a number that I think is OK. The Taipei Dome project documents have already been sent to the central government. They’ve been under review for a year and eight months already. So once they clear the review in the central government, the steps after that are quite easy. It would just be drafting a plan for a soft opening.

The Taipei mayor maintains that the central government is to blame for the multiple problems that have plagued the Taipei Dome project during his mandate. To wrap up, the mayor posed for a group photo with the municipal team, marking the end of an era for Taipei.

柯文哲小內閣總辭劉奕霆自爆:被記過沒領章

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台北市長柯文哲八年任期即將在12月25日吿一段落，上午小內閣進行總辭，不過，柯文哲在頒發獎章和紀念牌時，卻不停碎碎念，一下拷問局處首長下一步要幹嘛，又質疑怎麼有人拿得到獎章有人沒有，沒想到，輪到觀傳局長劉奕霆時，局長卻自爆，因為被記過，才領不獎章，當場柯P恍然大悟，放聲大笑。

北市府一級局處首長總辭，柯文哲親自頒發獎牌和獎章，也開啟了碎碎念模式。

除了狂問幕僚下一步，最讓他好奇的更是，有人有獎章，有人沒有。

觀傳局長劉奕霆自爆曾被記過，所以沒有獎章，柯文哲放聲大笑，八年任期就要告一段落，讓他心中仍是滿滿感謝。

[[台北市長柯文哲]]
“今天由副市長率同局處的政務首長提出總辭，那麼新的市府團隊，將在12月25日接續我們市政建設，要謝謝所有市府同仁的辛苦付出，還有市民朋友的支持，在這地方還是要表達我萬分感謝，謝謝大家”

希望蔣萬安團隊，能夠順利接棒，而柯P任內，共有113個首長離開，也成為媒體詢問的焦點。

[[台北市長柯文哲]]
“退休的，轉往中央發展的，甚至在府內升官調職的，都有，所以這數字，我自己看過是還好。大巨蛋這個其實審查送去中央，已經審了一年又八個月了，那個只要中央過了，後面都很容易，剩下就試營運計畫”

任內留下的大巨蛋爛攤，柯P仍怪罪中央刻意卡蛋，局處首長一同大合照，也將代表柯文哲率領的市府團隊，即將要畫下句點。

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