Yam remains a hero to many in Hong Kong, including journalists unschooled in international finance. To them, he is the guardian of the Hong Kong dollar, which has been fixed at 7.8 to the US dollar for 26 years.
任一直是许多香港人、包括不懂国际金融的记者们心目中的英雄。在这些人眼中，他是港元的保护者，26年来，港元与美元间一直维持着7.8的固定汇率。