But owing to the specter of 1997, "some of Hong Kong's auction business will certainly come to Taipei," says Rita I-Wong of Sotheby's Taiwan Ltd. "Taipei is nearby. It's got a high level of culture, the National Palace Museum, and experts of all kinds, making it the best possible substitute for Hong Kong as a center for Chinese art."
然而，在「九七大限」的陰影下，「香港一部分拍賣業務必定會轉來台北」，蘇富比國際拍賣公司駐台代表衣淑凡說：「台北離香港近，文化水準高，又有故宮博物院，各種專家多，最有可能取代香港，成為中國藝品中心。」