In his tenure Wu actively promoted Taiwanese in order to win the support of local elites. Three of the five directors of department level offices were Taiwanese, as were 17 of the 23 provincial commissioners, which was unprecedented for that time.
吳國楨大力甄拔台籍人士，以獲得本地精英的支持，五位廳長中台籍人士佔三位，廿三位省府委員中台籍佔了十七位，在當時是創舉。