He urged Soong to reconsider: "Don't forget the expectations of the province's citizens; they hope you will keep working hard." Lee also stressed to Soong that the consensus view of the NDC was targeted at the system, not at Soong personally, and he rejected the idea that the TPG and Provincial Assembly are unproductive.
並要這位愛將三思：「不要忘記省民對你的期待，希望你能繼續打拚。」李總統還對宋說，國發會的共識在制度，並非針對人，尤其省府和省議會行政效率不彰的說法絕非事實。