Agricultural and Water Department land lease sparks controversy, Lan Ying criticizes Huang Shijie for "relying on dad's privilege"

The Kuomintang group of the Legislative Yuan held a press conference today and pointed out that the location where DPP Taoyuan mayoral candidate Huang Shijie held a campaign event on October 3 belonged to the Farmland and Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. The Kuomintang group questioned that Huang Shijie illegally occupied state-owned property without applying for use in accordance with the law. Did Huang Shijie and his father Huang Jinde put pressure on civil servants? It also requires the Ministry of Agriculture to disclose the application form for the campaign, the official approval document from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, the lease contract, payment receipts and other information to provide a clear explanation to the people.

Kuomintang League Secretary-General Xu Yuzhen said that Huang Shijie held a grand campaign in Zhongli on the 3rd. President Lai Qingde and Executive President Zhuo Rongtai were personally present at the platform to endorse. However, a comparison of the cadastral transcripts revealed that the land number of the campaign event belongs to the real estate of the Farmland and Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Agriculture. It is an asset that belongs to all citizens. It is definitely not a private back garden for candidates of the ruling party to borrow or use it as they please.

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Xu Yuzhen pointed out that according to the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, State-owned Property Law and other regulations, the competent authorities or management agencies are not allowed to dispose of public property or make unauthorized gains, unless the gains do not violate the purpose of the business. She questioned which regulation authorized the Ministry of Agriculture to allow leasing water use land to campaign headquarters of private candidates to hold promotional activities?

Xu Yuzhen said that Huang Shijie's father, Huang Jinde, is the chairman of the Farmland Irrigation Development Foundation. In the past, Huang Huangde was questioned for using public resources to host dinner parties and deliver eggs, and was suspected of bribing votes on behalf of his son. Now, the water utilization land under the supervision of the central government has once again been given the green light to be lent to Huang Shijie to build momentum. I would like to ask if it is Huang Jinde who is behind the strings of the Ministry of Agriculture and whether Huang Huangde is putting pressure on grassroots civil servants behind the scenes?

Taoyuan City Councilor Ling Tao said that Huang Shijie gave away NT$300 "wish eggs" at the last event of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, which was an obvious bribery of the vote. However, none of the reports have been investigated and dealt with so far. This time, Huang Shijie was arrested again for "relying on his father's privileges" and using state-owned land to hold a rally. How should he explain it to the people of the country and the citizens of Taoyuan?

Ling Tao pointed out that according to the "Measures for the Activation of Income from Non-Purpose Real Estate for Farmland, Water Conservancy and Non-Purpose Use", the lease of non-commercial land must be publicly bid, and the lessee is not allowed to engage in activities other than the approved purpose of use. There is currently no record of public leasing for the land where Huang Shijie held a campaign. The land title was awarded the "Procurement of Professional Services and Labor Procurement Case for Setting up Surface Rights" on April 27 this year, which represents the development direction of the Agriculture and Water Resources Department. Can it now be leased for electoral use as a privilege?

Ling Tao emphasized that the land owned by the Agriculture and Water Resources Department is not the property of the DPP, and the farmers’ assets are not the Huang family’s backyard. Huang Shijie won’t choose if he doesn’t give gifts, won’t choose if he doesn’t break the law, and won’t choose if he doesn’t curse. It just depends on when the inspection will come to investigate the 300 yuan egg, and when it will come to investigate this piece of land that violates the privileges.