With this in mind, after Lin again became mayor of Taichung, anytime he came across a situation where something that he wanted to do was not expressly and clearly forbidden, he would just take it upon himself to act; he no longer asked for approval for each and every matter.
看準了這點，林柏榕再次當上市長後，遇到法無明文規定不准地方做的，他就乾脆自己作主，不再事事報備。