Hong nevertheless notes with pride: "Maybe I haven't made any money in my lifetime, but I've earned the nanguan community, including those in mainland China and Taiwan."
喟嘆之餘，他又忍不住驕傲地說：「雖然我這一生錢沒賺到，但是賺到一個東南亞玩南管的人都認識我，包括大陸和台灣。」