were delegated to the Legislative Yuan.

Upon stepping down from the National Assembly, Chen served as leader of Yilan County's Civil Affairs Bureau. He formed an electoral coalition with Chen Tsiao-long, Chiu Kuo-chang, Kang Tai-shan, Liu Yi-te, and prior to the 2001 Legislative Yuan elections. The group vowed to bring reforms similar to those implemented in the National Assembly to the Legislative Yuan. Out of these