Where former provincial government tasks are concerned, Hualien County magistrate Wang Ching-feng notes that in order to prevent local governments from causing tensions due to local parochialism where national issues such as water resource allocation, refuse treatment, and social welfare are concerned, the central government should exercise jurisdiction. On the other hand, Wang believes that such tasks as city planning are best left to local authorities.
而業務方面，花蓮縣長王慶豐指出，水資源分配、垃圾處理、社會福利等全國事務，為免地方政府本位主義造成紛爭，應由中央統籌；至於因地製宜的都市計畫則應劃歸地方。