They don't know how much "autonomy" they have over their own houses. Outsiders value this old street as a "treasure," but those who pass their days from inside must file an application just to put an air conditioner in their own home. Restrictions are placed everywhere on their access to the standard comforts of modern living.
外人把有歷史價值的老街視為「寶」，但每天在裡面過日子的住戶看到的是，連在自己家裡裝冷氣，也要向上申請；現代生活應有的享受，處處受限。