"We should first ask ourselves: Is this something that is needed?" Su says that from the point of view of national economic development, because in recent years labor-intensive industries have moved overseas and WTO entry has seriously undermined the economies in farming and fishing villages in places like Penghu, Taitung and Pingtung counties, there is an urgent need for the tourism industry to increase employment opportunities.
「我們首先要問的應該是『需不需要』，」蘇成田說，從國家經濟發展的角度來看，近年來傳統產業外移，WTO 對農業多所衝擊，如澎湖、台東、屏東等農漁縣市，其實亟需觀光產業來提昇就業機會。