But they couldn't find anything of a local color more suitable, and sometimes ended up wearing Southeast Asian-type clothes. People had different reactions to seeing government officials in Southeast Asian garb. Some said, "It's a good choice; a little formal, but not too formal."
對於高層官員穿著南洋裝亮相，各界褒貶不一，有人認為：「南洋裝有點正式、又不太正式，是不錯的選擇。」