However, after the government came to Taiwan in 1949, a state of emergency was declared, changing everything. The "Principles for Local Self-Government" already being deliberated by the Legislative Yuan were shelved. They have been put off for more than 40 years.
但民國卅八年政府播遷來台後，原已在立法院中審議的「省縣自治通則」，卻因為進入戒嚴時期，主客觀情勢改變，因而「凍結」起來。