When the Executive Yuan was reorganized last year, Hsu was promoted to the post of Finance Minister in the Central Government. This was, indeed, a surprising move. "I began to feel the stress and strain of the new challenge, although I am an easy-going man.
去年底行政院改組，徐部長自財政廳長被調升財政部長，外界對他升遷速度之快頗感訝異，他自己也相當意外，初時相當緊張：「我本是一個不容易緊張的人，但這回硬是緊張起來了。