"The consensus in Matsu is that improving transportation and encouraging tourism of the best kind is the way for the island to go," says Tsao Yi-hsiung, a Lienchiang County legislator. With Matsu getting a lot of attention right now, it might as well "grab the short term gain in order to obtain the most long-term benefits."
「改善交通、發展精緻觀光幾乎已是馬祖人對未來的共識，」連江縣議員曹以雄說，現在各界都將焦點放在馬祖身上，他們乾脆「以近利築長遠的路」。