The following is a brief roundup of selected local newspaper editorials Friday: Apple Daily: On Wang Yung-ching's legacy Despite the attention focused on the funeral arrangements for late Formosa Group founder Wang Yung-ching, the tycoon was buried Thursday in a private ceremony not open to the media. The public's curiosity about the matter was partly aroused by the inheritance fight going on within the family. Although this is a family affair, we want to remind the Wangs that the social responsibility of entrepreneurs -- which was what Wang Yung-ching was most concerned about in his lifetime -- is his true legacy. China Times: On the status upgrade for Tainan The Cabinet has recently approved a plan to merge Tainan City with Tainan County and upgrade the region's status to a special municipality, with the goal of developing the historical and cultural stronghold into the 'Kyoto of Taiwan.' In realizing this spectacular blueprint, Kyoto's experience provides a good example for Taiwan to follow. We are happy that Premier Liu Chao-shiuan has come to recognize Tainan's rich historical and cultural resources. These resources, together with the existing high-tech cluster in the region, will help reinvigorate not only Tainan, but also neighboring Yunlin and Chiayi. United Daily News: On the government's ability to prevent disasters The inability of President Ma Ying-jeou's administration to assess situations and foresee their consequences is demonstrated in the policy-making process regarding its plan to restructure the country's administrative regions. Originally, the plan was targeted mainly at the upgrade of Taichung into a special municipality, to realize Ma's campaign promise to divide Taiwan into 'three metropolises and 15 counties.' The government, however, miscalculated the political complexities involved, resulting in many localities scrambling to bid for an upgrade and leading to compromise decisions to also upgrade Tainan and Taipei County. The government also failed to anticipate the huge social costs to be incurred by the expected ensuing fight over the distribution of the country's revenue among the localities. Since the Cabinet approved a draft amendment to the Local Government Act in November 2008 to pave the way for the restructuring, Taiwan has been stepping closer and closer to discord and disaster. But not even a single person or a single voice in the administration came out to try to block the development. Such bureaucratic passivity and powerlessness is truly frightening. Liberty Times: On opening Taiwan to Chinese capital President Ma Ying-jeou's liberalization policy toward China is like adding fuel to Taiwan's burning problem of unemployment. Firstly, opening Taiwan to Chinese capital will create few job opportunities for Taiwanese workers because Chinese investors will bring in a large number of workers from China. Secondly, the low-price strategy adopted by Chinese businesses may result in the closure of many local businesses and cause local workers to lose their jobs. The inflow of Chinese capital may have the short-term effect of boosting the stock and property markets, but the bubble economy will put the Taiwan society in the risk of experiencing wider wealth disparity, sowing the seeds of social unrest. In this regard, the experience of Hong Kong over the past 12 years holds lessons for Taiwan. The Taiwanese people must not follow the footsteps of the Hong Kong people. 