When Taiwan shifted from the "chief executive official" to the new system, the Law for the Organization of the Provincial Government stated that there should be one governor (sheng chu-hsi), to be nominated by the Cabinet, to be approved by the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, and to receive his appointment formally from the president.
從行政長官公署改制後的台灣省政府，依省政府組織法規定：設省主席一人，由行政院會會議議決，經省議會同意，提請總統任命。