Hsu Tsai-li
許財利
Mayor of Keelung City
In office
20 December 2001 – 19 February 2007
Preceded byLee Chin-yung
Succeeded byChang Tong-rong
Personal details
Born5 November 1947
Qidu, Keelung, Taiwan
Died19 February 2007(2007-02-19) (aged 59)
Keelung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang

Hsu Tsai-li (Chinese: 許財利; pinyin: Xǔ Cáilì; 5 November 1947 – 19 February 2007) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Keelung City from 2001 to 2007.[1][2]

Political career

Hsu started his political career as a local borough chief. He served as a councilor at the Keelung City Council in 1982 and became the speaker of the council in 1990, serving for 12 years.

Keelung City Mayoralty

2001 Keelung City mayoralty election

Hsu was elected as the Mayor of Keelung City after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election as the Kuomintang candidate on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.

2001 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes
1Hsu Tsai-li KMT100,070
2Lee Chin-yung DPP72,212

Amputation

Because of his long-term illness with diabetes mellitus, three toes of his left foot had to be amputated after being infected while he was inspecting a flooded area in Keelung City in 2002.

2005 Keelung City mayor election

During his reelection bid for a second term as Keelung City Mayor, Hsu was accused of involvement in a land procurement scandal. However, with support from Kuomintang Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, Hsu easily defeated his opponent. He won the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.

2005 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Results
No. Candidate Party Votes
1Chen Chien-ming TSU58,243
2Hsu Tsai-li KMT76,162
3Liu Wen-hsiung PFP47,932
4Wang Tuoh DPP2,771

Corruption scandal

In September 2006, Hsu was expelled from the Kuomintang after he was sentenced to seven years in prison by Taiwan Keelung District Court, which found him guilty of corruption for trying to sell a piece of his own land to the bus department of the Keelung City Government at a large profit. However, he retained his mayoralty position. He then protested his innocence and said that he would appeal the ruling, a move which kept him out of prison under the Law of the Republic of China.

Death

Hsu died on 19 February 2007 due to complications from chronic heart disease after suffering from diabetes mellitus for years.

References

  1. ↑ "Embattled Keelung mayor passes away - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  2. ↑ "民視英語新聞". englishnews.ftv.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
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