一週大事 05/24～05/30

●300 Teenagers Biked Around Kinmen Celebrating Their Coming-Of-Age
The "100 km Route-Biking Around Kinmen", a ceremony to celebrate the 16th coming-of-age (1), was held on May 29th. Three-hundred teenagers participated in this activity to challenge their limits. Through the ceremony, they wanted to demonstrate their maturity. To encourage those teenagers, both Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi and Council Speaker Wang, Zai-Sheng was present at the ceremony and fired the gun to signal the start of the challenge.
●300青少年鐵馬環島宣告〈轉大人〉
　 金門縣29日有一項「鐵馬環島100公里」的16歲成年禮挑戰活動，三百多名青少年報名參加挑戰自我，用最特別的方式，向外界宣告自己「轉大人」。這場最特別的成年禮，由縣長李沃士、縣議長王再生等人一起主持鳴槍，並為參加的青少年加油。

●The Kinmen Motorcyclists Association Established
The Kinmen Motorcyclists Association was established on May 29 with riders from Taiwan, Kinmen and Xiamen uniting together in Shamei, Jinsha Township. The group of 20 motorcycles presented a spectacular sight. Wong, Guo-Bao (翁國寶), the elected chairman of the association, claimed that they will hold the activity regularly. The association also stated their strong opposition against drunk riding or drag racing (2).
●金門成立重機協會
金門縣重型機車協會29日成立，台金及廈門車友齊聚金沙鎮沙美參與盛會，現場二十多輛重型機車排排站，十分壯觀。當選首任協會主委的翁國寶說，協會將不定期舉辦活動，而且秉持騎車上路不喝酒、不飆車等原則。


●Magistrate Li Shot For Exhibition Of NPM-Authorized Replicas In Kinmen
In order to celebrate the founding of the R.O.C. a century ago, Magistrate Li,Wo-Shi paid a special visited to Chou, Gong-Xin (周功鑫), the director of the National Palace Museum (NPM) requesting that 70 NPM-authorized replicas (3) of precious national treasure be sent to Kinmen Culture Park for an exhibition which could extend to next Chinese New Year.
●李縣長爭取故宮文物複製品年底來金展出
　 慶祝中華民國建國一百周年，金門縣長李沃士28日專程拜會故宮博物院院長周功鑫，順利爭取到故宮於年底將70件珍貴的國寶文物複製品搬至金門文化園區展出，展期並可望延長到明年的農曆春節。

●Regular Session of County Council Began
The regular session of the county council started on May 26th, and will last for 30 days. On May 27th, Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi proposed his policy address. He specifically explained the ten policy achievements after his inauguration, then further explained the next ten important policy plans for the second half of this year. He stated that Kinmen is in a critical period, and that the County Government would seize this time to create opportunities for Kinmen with supervision from the County Council.
●議會定期會開議
　 縣議會第五屆第一次定期會26日開議，將展開一連三十天的會期。27日縣長李沃士向議會提出施政報告，特別將他上任以來十大重要施政成果，以及下半年度十大重要施政計畫一一說明。他強調，金門現階段正處於關鍵時期，縣府會積極把握時間，在議會的監督指導之下，共同為金門創造生機。

●Reception of City God Rendered A Spectacular Event
The "Memorial of the 330th year of Island Wu's City God's Migration into Hou-Pu", began on May 25th. Xue, Cheng-Tai, the Governor of Fujian provincial government, Li, Wo-Shi, Magistrate of Kinmen, Council Speaker, Wang, Zai-Sheng and legislator Chen, Fu-Hai went to the City God Temple with incense, and carrying the City God's sedan chair, and praying for peace and prosperity. With the participation of 27 City Gods from Taiwan, and uniting together for the first time in Kinmen, along with 48 bands of parade formation, 6 centipede (4) processions, other Gods' sedan chairs, and arrays of drum and gong performers, it is estimated that there were more than 10,000 people in attendance, setting a new record in Kinmen.
●城隍遶境 盛況空前
　 「浯島邑主城隍遷治330週年紀念」遶境巡安活動，25日盛大登場，福建省主席薛承泰、縣長李沃士、議長王再生及立委陳福海特別前往城隍廟拈香並參與扛輦，祈求國泰民安。來自全國各縣市27尊城隍爺首度在金門交會，另有48組陣頭及6座蜈蚣座，加上神輦、鑼鼓隊等，估計參與活動人潮超過萬人，創下歷史紀錄。

●Praying In the Rain To The Kui-xing God
Kinmen Culture Bureau held the "Praying To The Kui Xing, Adding To The List" activity in Kuige (奎閣), a county historical site, on May 23rd. Magistrate Li, Wo-Shi lead students to worship to the Kui Xing God which venerated (5) in Kuige. They prayed for the good luck in taking exams, to pass the examinations and to be added to the enrollment list.
●魁星祈福活動雨中展開
　 金門縣文化局23日在縣定古蹟「奎閣」舉辦「魁星點榜」祈福活動，縣長李沃士帶領學生虔誠祭拜閣中奉祀的魁星爺，祈祝庇祐考運亨通、金榜題名。

【註解】
●1. coming-of-age-(n)成熟；成年、達法定年齡。
●2. drag racing-(n)飆車。
●3. replica-(n)複製品。
●4. centipede-(n)蜈蚣。procession則是一長列隊伍的意思。合起來說就是指蜈蚣座。
●5. venerate-(vt.)尊敬、崇敬。此處指被「供奉」在奎閣內。