We haven't done a good job of flood control because the authorities, under pressure to promote urban development, are issuing building permits left and right. "Hsia adds that as Taipei City has grown, the authorities have done their best to keep pace by building levees. These have protected Taipei City only to ensure that Taipei County would get all the flooding. Taipei County has more recently started building levees itself.
「台灣的都市開發計畫和防洪有衝突，防洪沒做好，就在都市開發的壓力下猛發建築執照，」夏鑄九說，當台北開始建設時，堤防就在後面苦苦追趕，保住了台北市，卻淹到台北縣，後來台北縣也開始建堤防。