The KMG did not receive such approval. In fact, says Minister of Finance Paul C.H. Chiu, the MOF notified the KMG on separate occasions in March, April, and May that it did not approve of the issuing of lottery tickets. Thus the KMG acted illegally, and did so knowingly.
財政部長邱正雄也說，財政部已於今年三、四、五月發文高雄市政府，不同意市府發行彩券，因此高市府發行彩券是違法行為。