Hsu Tsai-li

Hsu Tsai-li
許財利
Mayor of Keelung City
In office 20 December 2001 – 19 February 2007
Preceded by	Lee Chin-yong
Succeeded by	Chang Tong-rong
Personal details
Born	5 November 1947 Qidu, Keelung, Taiwan
Died	19 February 2007(2007-02-19) (aged 59) Keelung, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang

Hsu Tsai-li (Chinese: 許財利; pinyin: Xǔ Cáilì) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Keelung City in 2001–2007.^[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 since 1990 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 under Kuomintang on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001.

2001 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Result
No.	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	Hsu Tsai-li	KMT	100,070
2	Lee Chin-yung	DPP	72,212

Amputation

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

2005 Keelung City mayoralty election

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

2005 Keelung City Mayoralty Election Result
No.	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	Chen Chien-ming	TSU	58,243
2	Hsu Tsai-li	KMT	76,162
3	Liu Wen-hsiung	PFP	47,932
4	Wang Tuoh	DPP	2,771

Corruptions scandal

On September 2006, Hsu was expelled from Kuomintang after he was convicted by Taiwan Keelung District Court to seven years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption for trying to sell a piece of his own land to the bus department of Keelung City Government at a large profit. However, he maintained 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.

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