Commonly sporting dark glasses and leisure shoes and looking for all the world like the owner of a grocery store rather than the president of a luxury hotel, Hong has always harbored a far-reaching ambition: enabling the Republic of China to join the ranks of countries with professional baseball. He began to work toward that goal as early as five years ago, leading the way with his own company as an example.
這位時常戴著一副黑眼鏡、穿著隨便，看來像個雜貨店老闆的「洪董事長」，心中一直有個遠大的理想：使中華民國棒壇盡早踏入職業行列，這個願望他在五年前早已身體力行，從己身做了起來。