Hsinchu County Commissioner Yang Wen-ke (楊文科) later proposed that the new “Greater Hsinchu” become the nation’s seventh special municipality, an idea for which Lin yesterday voiced support. Traffic congests the Ching-kuo Bridge connecting Hsinchu County’s Jhubei City and Hsinchu City in an undated photograph. Without Miaoli County, creating “Greater Hsinchu” would involve revising the Local Government Act (地方制度法). Statistics from the end of last month show that Hsinchu County has a population of 573,858, while Hsinchu City has 452,781 people for a total of 1.03 million. In response to media queries, an Executive Yuan official yesterday said that the Cabinet has not yet formally discussed the proposal.

Source: Taipei Times September 07, 2021 15:56 UTC