Dr. Hong reflects, "Those of us who study abroad must come back to our country and produce something no one else here produces. In the synthesis of diamonds, for instance, the temperature, atmosphere control, and the amount and quality of crystallization all belong to the realm of technology, or know-how.
洪堯本說：「我們學科技的人，要回國生產國內沒有人生產的東西，像人造鑽石生產過程中溫度、氣流的控制、結晶的多寡、好壞等，都是屬於科技（knowhow）的範圍。