Elections for representatives to the National Assembly were held in 1984, a a "consultation delegation," similar to a county council, with the right to advise the county government, was set up the same year. But since the county chief is still appointed by the military and the delegation has no review over the budget, public dissension persists.
民國七十三年金門開放國大代表自由競選，也設立了類似縣議會組織、具有諮詢縣政權利的「諮詢委員會」，但因縣長仍是官派、諮詢委員只有諮詢權，沒有預算審查權，而引起居民異議。