Wu Cheng-tien responds to such ideas by saying that Kinmen's local leaders do want to use culture to promote development. For example, there were plans to repair and clean up small villages and create bed-and-breakfasts, though these unfortunately ran into problems in practice. He admits that a writer-in-residence program is worth thinking about.
針對此，副縣長吳成典回應表示，金門兩任縣長都曾計劃把聚落有效整理後作為民宿，但在現實的推廣和設計上卻遭遇難題，作家駐點計劃該如何發展值得深思。