There are those on the island who have doubts about how much the project can actually achieve Says Shih Nu-lai: "The best of intentions are often a waste of effort on Orchid Island, because the people who hold them don't spend the time to understand what the people really need. The public housing that they once built is an example."
「許多的善意拿到蘭嶼來往往事倍功半，原因是他們並沒有花時間去瞭解、評估當地真正的需要，當年興建國民住宅就是最好的例子」，施努來說。