He assisted the townspeople to build bridges and roads, and although his work was left uncompleted because of the resignation of the county magistrate and because of land disputes, this nevertheless encouraged him to study municipal government after returning to Hongkong, and from this to consider the future of all of China.
他協助鄉民修橋築路，後來雖因鄉裡土地糾紛以及縣令辭職而未果，但這卻促使他返回香港後，從事市政研究，進而思考整個中國的前景。