Chen Chi-nan, the assistant director of the Council for Cultural Planning and Development, believes that temples belong to local communities and should be given authority over their own renovations; laws designating certain procedures for listed buildings can't help but impinge upon this authority.
文建會副主委陳其南則認為，寺廟本來就是地方的事情，應該讓他們自己做修復；而古蹟認定在法令上有一定程序，不免影響其自主性。