He wisely accepted his critics’ suggestions, fixing the problems that he had denied existed. He was awarded the highest public-service medal by the then Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chi-wah, who was later ousted by Beijing for incompetence.
终于，当政府即将耗尽全部外汇储备的时候，任意识到必须改变策略。他明智地接受了批评者的建议，解决了他曾经否认存在的问题。时任香港行政长官的董建华向他颁发了公共服务最高勋章，董后来因能力不够被北京免职。