This duplication of responsibilities was a time bomb just waiting to explode. Provincial governors were originally appointed by the central government and had to obey their appointers 'orders about budgets and personnel, explains Chiu Chang-tai, a professor of public administration at National Chunghsing University. But once the governor stood for election he became indebted and responsible to the voters, and was under pressure from the electorate to deliver on his promises.
中興大學公共行政系教授丘昌泰指出，過去省主席官派，「預算與人事」皆聽命於中央，但當「一張票、一世情」的民選省長也要對選民負責，要兌現選票壓力時，中央與省府「誰是大老闆」的問題於是尖銳化。