A local reporter points out, "When they built the North Link Railway, everyone thought it would bring in investors from the west. But the result was just the opposite-it carried off our young people."
花蓮資深記者陳維山指出：「北迴鐵路通車之後，大家都希望它能帶來西部的投資者；結果卻恰恰相反，﹘﹘它加速地帶走了我們的年輕人。」