He points out that 20 years ago, Taipei City began to build concrete flood-prevention walls, while at the same time Taipei County built earthen dikes. The residents of Taipei County protested continually, saying they were being treated as second-class citizens, and that the lives of Taipei residents were valued higher.
他指出，二十年前，台北市開始築水泥防洪牆；台北縣則築土堤，當時的台北縣民不斷抗議，說自己是二等國民，台北人的生命比較值錢。