The second was the result of a "plot to trap him" by friends. On the occasion of Hu's visit to Taiwan, an old acquaintance of his in New York, Steven T.Hong, now vice president of the Citibank Private Bank in Taipei, had intended to hold a small concert and exhibition at an art gallery to raise corporate money for the arts.
原來，趁著胡乃元在台期間，他的紐約舊識，現任花旗銀行副總裁的洪達恩，有意在畫廊籌辦一場賞畫聆樂，兼為尋求企業贊助藝術表演的小型音樂會。