James Soong thereafter stated that after his son had gone abroad to study and start a business, a benevolent "elder" opened an account which would allow the younger Soong to withdraw funds from the interest as needed. Over the years, there was no special need for the money, and last June NT $ 140 million was returned. As for who this "elder" is, Soong would not say.
而宋楚瑜只表示宋鎮遠畢業後出國唸書、創業，有長輩好意擺一個帳戶，讓宋鎮遠需要時可使用帳戶孳息，而多年來因為沒有特別需要，故去年六月時已將一億四千多萬元歸還，至於長輩是誰他無法公佈。