一週大事 06/07～06/13

●Two-In-One Election Turnout Average 42.56%
The tenth township councilors and village chiefs election (the eighth in Wu Qiu Village) in Kinmen County was held on June 12. A total of 32,102 people, or 42.89% participated in voting for township councilors, and the number of village chiefs election amounts to 31,540, a turnout (1) of 42.23%. Wu Qiu Village, which belongs to Kinmen County, was the first district to complete counting and announce the results of the ballots. In Wu Qiu, two candidates for township councilors received the same number of ballots (2); therefore, the final result will be decided by a drawing at 10 a.m. in Wu Qiu township office on June 14.
●二合一選舉平均投票率42.56%
　 金門縣第10屆（烏坵鄉第8屆）鄉（鎮）民代表暨村（里）長12日投票，其中，鄉鎮民代表選舉實投票人數3萬2千102人，投票率42.89%；村（里）長選舉的實投票人數3萬1千540人，投票率42.23%。金門縣所屬的烏坵鄉，是全國第一個開出選票的，且鄉民代表選舉有2人因票數相同，預定14日上午10時在烏坵鄉公所以抽籤決定當選與否。

●Fisheries Research Institute Released Horseshoe Crab In Guningtou Conservation Area
　 Fisheries Research Institute of Kinmen County released 30 pairs of adult, and approximately ten thousand baby horseshoe crabs. Superintendents in all areas of government, and more than 200 Junior High and elementary students participated in this event. Also, 30 students from Renoir Creative School in Taiwan, who came to Kinmen National Park for their outdoor education, were excited about touching horseshoe crabs for the first time.
●古寧頭保育區水試所展開鱟放流
金門縣水產試驗所11日一大早在古寧頭鱟保育區，進行放流卅對成鱟及十萬餘尾稚鱟。地區各界首長與中、小學生二百多人參與。此次還有來自台灣的諾瓦國小三十名學生，到金門國家公園進行戶外教學，他們首次接觸鱟，十分興奮。

●Councilors Accompanied By County Govt. Officers Inspected Proposed DFS Sites
When the County Government opened the application for duty-free shops (DFS), a total of eight businesses submitted their applications. During the interpellation (3) session of the County Council, the Council Speaker, Wang, Zai-Sheng led councilors accompanied by Magistrate, Li, Wo-Shi to the Mini-Three-Links Pier in Shuitou and Shangyi Airport to hold an on-site inspection of the scheduled delivery area of duty-free shops on June 10. Councilors urged the County Government to draw up an overall plan, and pursue the goal of being a duty-free island.
●府會首長偕議員實勘免稅店預定地
　 縣府開放免稅商店申請，總計有八家業者提出申請，縣議會10日利用縣政總質詢時間，由議長王再生率同議員，由縣長李沃士陪同，前往水頭小三通碼頭及尚義機場實地勘查免稅商店提貨區預定地。議會希望縣府儘速整體規劃，早日建設成為免稅島。

●Mainland Fishing Boats Intercepted Smuggling Of Live Birds
Kinmen Coastal Patrol Directorate General intercepted a Mainland fishing boat in the early morning on June 10 and arrested two suspects from China who were attempting to smuggle live birds into Kinmen. A total of ten boxes, 675 live birds were foraged (4), including 25 endangered species, Hwamei (Leucodioptron canorum), all which have to be killed according to the standard operating procedure.
●大陸漁船走私禽鳥遭截獲
　 金門岸巡總隊10日凌晨在金沙鎮洋山灣外海攔截一艘走私大陸漁船，逮捕二名涉嫌走私活體禽鳥的大陸男子，起出10箱675隻禽鳥，其中有25隻是保育類的畫眉鳥，均依標準程序予以撲殺。

●Fatal Car Accident On Huan-Dao North Road
A car accident occurred on Huan-Dao North Road early morning of June 9. It was suspected that a sedan accidentally hit some casuarinas (5) after overtaking a car, resulting in casualty of a couple, of whom the husband was dead, and the wife injured. According to the preliminary police investigation, the driver may have overtaken from the left side, thus accidentally hitting the trees which were on the right side.
●環島北路傳死亡車禍
　 環島北路9日清晨發生一起車禍，一輛自小客車疑似超車後不慎撞上木麻黃，導致一對夫妻一死一傷。根據警方初步調查，車禍原因，可能是駕駛人於左側超車後，不慎撞上右側行道樹所致。

●Touching Memorial Ceremony For Tzu-Chi Volunteer, Li,Guo-Ming
Buddhist Tzu-Chi Foundation Kinmen Branch held a memorial ceremony on June 6 for volunteer, Li, Guo-Ming (李國銘) who had passed away. Li was a former junior high English teacher, active supporter of local charity, the first seed of Tzu-Chi Foundation in Kinmen and its first committee member. He impressed the local people by riding a unicycle (6) up and down Mountain Taiwu while playing a flute. Besides, he also frequently played all kinds of musical instruments to amuse the patients in the hospital. He passed away due to illness in Taiwan on May 21 this year.
●慈濟人李國銘追思會場景動人
佛教慈濟基金會金門共修處6日為已往生的慈濟人李國銘舉辦追思會。曾任金湖國中英語教師的李國銘，生前熱心公益，是慈濟在金門的第一顆種子、第一位委員。最讓人印象深刻的，是他邊吹笛子，騎獨輪車上下太武山；他經常以演奏樂器為醫院裡的病人製造快樂。今年五月二十一日他因病在台往生。

【註解】
●1. turnout-(n)出席人數。此處指投票率。
●2. ballot-(n)投票總數。
●3. interpellation-(n)質詢。
●4. forage-(vt.)搜索。
●5. casuarina-(n)木麻黃。
●6. unicycle-(n)獨輪腳踏車。