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Chen names transition team to prepare for Ma

President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) named a transition team on Friday to prepare for the transfer of power to president-elect Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) in May.

The Presidential Office said in a news release that to ensure a smooth transfer of power, the president has named a transition team led by Mark Chen (陳唐山), secretary-general of the Presidential Office.

Other members of the team include Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) and Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), deputy secretaries-general to the president; Acting National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General Chen Chung-hsin (陳忠信), Deputy NSC Secretary-General Lin Chin-chang (林錦昌), Vice Premier Chiou I-jen (邱義仁) and Executive Yuan Secretary-General Chen Chin-jun (陳景峻).

The principles governing the transfer state that the operations should not violate or diminish the constitutional rights of the incumbent president or undermine the division of power principle.

The president is also expected to designate related government agencies to brief the president-elect on major issues such as national security, defense, diplomacy and cross-strait relations.

The government will provide the president-elect and vice president-elect full security protection prior to the inauguration.

President Chen on Friday also expressed his intention to meet with Ma this week. Ma later agreed to the meeting.

Ma will be inaugurated on May 20.

On Thursday, Ma's spokesman Lo Chih-chiang (羅智強) said 10 countries had expressed interest in attending the ceremony, although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had yet to send out invitations.

Ma will bypass the Foreign Ministry and personally invite visitors from the US and Japan to the ceremony, he said.
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