"In the last two years, when strict inspection and closures of polluting plants began, even some of the best-known companies were coming to the Environmental Protection Administration to protest fines of NT $ 80-100,000 a day," describes one EPA staffer.
「前兩年剛開始嚴格查緝汙染時，連許多知名企業都被每天八萬、十萬，罰得三天兩頭來署裡抗議、跳腳」，一位環保署官員如此形容。