Hong Kong may be just a waystation, but as long as the restrictions on direct links between Taiwan and mainland China remain in force, the territory's status as an international operational and transhipment center and gateway to the mainland, along with the bonds of a shared language, culture and ethnic background, endow it with irreplaceable advantages for most Taiwanese firms investing in the mainland.
雖只是中介站，然而在兩岸「三通」禁令未開前，香港以國際性的營運及轉運中心、又兼具大陸窗口的地位，加上同文同種的民族凝聚力，對大部分投資大陸的台商而言，其便利是無法取代的。