The premier stated that the Taiwan region has a prosperous society and a well-to-do way of life, but that owing to rapid economic growth, the increase of the population, and the swift spread of urbanization, the environmental protection measures and the related public infrastructure of the area have been hard put to remain adequate to the needs of the times.
他說：台灣地區社會繁榮，生活富足，但由於經濟迅速成長，人口增加，和都市化的快速擴展，以致環境保護措施和有關公共建設，難以適時配合。