DPP Provincial As semblyman Cheng Kuo-chung suggested that Civil Affairs Commissioner Chen Chin-hsing learn a lesson from a memorial that Tang-dynasty author Han Yu wrote to the emperor admonishing him for his acceptance of another famous Buddhist bone relic. Pursuing long life and blessings from above can only bring the rapid decline of a government. Chen Chin hsing should write a similar memorial recommending a change of society for the better.
民進黨籍省議員鄭國忠則建議民政廳長陳進興學唐朝韓愈寫「諫迎佛骨表」諫唐獻宗迎佛骨、求長生不老術，導致國勢日衰，也寫一篇「諫迎佛牙表」，以導正社會風氣。