Hung Chih-sheng points out that Chiufen should rationally develop tourism and commerce to give residents a chance to make a living. This would be helpful to the normal growth of the town, but wouldn't make it become a "special vacation district" for the wealthy or a vulgar tourist trap. "This will only be possible if culture is the root."
洪志勝說，九份是該發展，而且合理地發展觀光、商業，創造九份人的生計，這有助於九份的正常成長，不致變成有錢人的「度假特區」，或是淪為庸俗的純觀光區，「而這一切都要靠文化扎根才行」。