Soong in turn informed Lien about the views and fears of the TPG, Provincial Assembly, and residents about the proposed freeze. He emphasized his unwillingness to see the TPG wither before his eyes.
宋楚瑜向院長說明省議會、省政府、乃至省民對「凍省」的看法和惶恐，強調他實在無法眼看著省府逐漸萎縮。