They did so both because architectural scholars forcefully expressed their support for the plan and because in the economic downturn of the early eighties prospects looked gloomy without the plan. The residents were willing to cooperate for the sake of better times ahead.
由於有專業建築學者的大力支持，加上七十年代初期，正逢經濟低迷，被劃入保存區的幾條老街，景況冷清，為了日後發展，當時居民配合的意願相當高。