"Right now, the appearance of private advocacy groups has been a tremendous turning point for Hsinchu," notes Hsinchu City deputy mayor Yang Tzu-pou. "They're very dissatisfied both with the central government and with the Hsinchu City government. This dissatisfaction has actually given us extra leverage and empowered us." Yang observes that Hsinchu City is a local government with scant resources and greatly in need of support.
他們對中央與新竹市政府都很不滿，這個不滿，剛好可以讓我們借力使力」，新竹市副市長楊子葆指出，新竹市政府是一個資源欠缺的地方政府，非常需要援助。