Although it is already fixed policy that in the future there will be "Taiwanization" as Chinese take over, Lin does not wish that the foreign missionary doctors all leave. "They are spiritual symbols, and can constantly remind us of the spirit of this institution," he says.
雖然將來台基本土化、由中國人接手，已是既定政策，但林淳明卻不希望外籍宣教醫生全數撤離，「他們是精神象徵，會時時提醒我們記得這個醫院的精神」，他說。