When, in the early morning hours of July 30, the Taipei City Council passed the "Taipei City Councilor Pension Benefits Plan" which granted pension benefits to City Councilors, they didn't anticipate the jeers that it would call forth from the city's citizens.
台北市議會於七月三十日凌晨通過「台北市議員退職酬勞金給與辦法」，退職議員將因此享有退職金或終身俸，不料引來市民群起譁然。