Control Yuan Finds Hsinchu City Government Rushed Baseball Stadium Opening Despite Known Safety Defects

Taiwan's Control Yuan issued a corrective measure against the Hsinchu City Government on July 17, 2026, finding that the city, under the previous administration of then-mayor Lin Chih-chien, opened the new Hsinchu Baseball Stadium before formal completion inspection and required remediation, that construction failed to meet contract specifications, and that excess soil covering an underground parking structure created safety risks — deficiencies that later contributed to a player injury. Current mayor Kao Hung-an said the findings validated the city's three-year effort to trace the construction failures and that accountability would continue.