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All six county council members of Hsinchu’s 8th Constituency have come out to accuse Guanxi Township’s leadership of bribery, as a NT$5,000 gasoline subsidy for every township resident was approved on May 22. At the time, Guanxi’s leaders approved the cash handouts amid concerns over rising oil prices due to the US-Iran War. However, councilors of the 8th Constituency, which comprises the townships of Zhudong and Wufeng believe that their motives were more suspect. They allege that Guanxi Township approved the scheme just as it was about to risk losing one county council seat in the year-end local elections; the subsidies would encourage more people to move to Guanxi. The six council members say they will sue the Guanxi Township mayor, county council members of the constituency, and wardens of local boroughs for bribery. They also plan to file a petition with the Control Yuan on Thursday.
Zhubei City, which forms the 1st Constituency, will be gaining one seat, thanks to population growth. However, the total number of county seats remains unchanged, so Guanxi Township, also the 4th Constituency, risks losing one of two seats to Zhubei. In the four days after Guanxi announced the cash handouts, almost 1,500 people moved their household registration to the township. Facing the accusation, Guanxi Mayor Chen Guang-cai emphasizes that all procedures were conducted accordingly to law.
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