There was a public outcry in 1997 when the Taipei City Government began tearing down the illegal structures on the sites of the future Linsen and Kangle Parks because it had not made arrangements for the elderly living in these military dependents communities. Public complaints spilled over into the Treasure Hill situation, compelling the city to temporarily suspend plans to tear it down.
1997 年台北市政府在拆除 14、15 號公園違建作業中，由於未妥善安置眷村老人，引發輿論批評，連帶迫使市府暫緩拆除寶藏巖的計畫。