Kaohsiung County candidates who fail to take down campaign banners and flags within a week of Saturday's elections will face stiff fines, government officials said yesterday.
Three candidates for county commissioner and 19 legislative hopefuls are vying for public office in Kaohsiung.
DPP County Commissioner Yu Cheng-hsien (
Yu said it was common to see campaign materials around Kaohsiung long after the polls have closed.
And in an county where mountains account for roughly half of the area, removing flags and banners can be difficult.
"The situation will not be tolerated this year," Yu said, who is not running for re-election.
Yu said the county government would soon send a registered letter to candidates to remind them to take down their flags and banners.
According to the Waste Disposal Act, candidates can be fined between NT$1,200 and NT$4,500 for each flag left up after election day.
In addition, Kaohsiung plans to publish a list of candidates found to have violated the act.
Hsieh Chi-yen (
Garbage collectors from local townships will start clearing away banners, flags and posters along main streets beginning at 4pm Saturday. Banners and flags in small alley ways will be cleared within a week.
Although government officials have designated specific places where candidates are permitted to put up campaign flags or post advertisements, not everyone has abided by the rules, with materials appearing outside those areas.
Taipei County has also experienced a similar situation. The county has set aside 37 places for more than 70 candidates to put up flags and banners -- but materials have appeared outside those areas.
In Kaohsiung City, each legislative candidate is allowed to put up 5,500 flags. But the 132 designated areas set aside by the government can only accommodate 158,000 flags -- not enough Kaohsiung's election hopefuls.
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