"This affects the livelihood of many-tens of thousands of farming families and the rights of millions of consumers," declared Hu Hung-yu, chief of the farm economy section under the Department of Agriculture & Forestry. We should consider betel nut growing dispassionately, because aren't tobacco and wine equally harmful to the health?
「這關係數萬農家經濟與數百萬消費大眾的權益」，農林廳農經科科長胡宏渝表示，我們應以平常心看待檳榔，否則煙、酒不也對人體有害？