Currently the Southern Star Project is scheduled for completion in 16 - 20 years time, and if big investors cannot be found it might take 40 - 50 years. Says Mayor Wu: "if the dream cannot be realized in the foresee- able future then why emphasize it?"
「目前南星計畫預計十六到廿年完成，如果因為堅持己見而找不到『財主』投資，完成期可能要拖到四、百十年後」，吳敦義語重心長地說：「如此一來，在我們可見的未來根本實現不了，又何必強調這個美夢？」