RCSROC secretary general Steven Chen explains that the society's core services are search-and-rescue and disaster-preparedness training; social work and post-disaster reconstruction are not among its strengths. Working with outside groups and promoting resource integration required a good deal of learning on the fly.
紅十字會秘書長陳士魁解釋，紅十字會的直接服務主要是在搜救與防災訓練，對社會工作與重建並不擅長，而透過外部團體的共同參與，既能促進資源統整，對紅十字會也是一種學習過程。