At a social gathering, one Taiwanese businessman described his post-1997 dream: after the British colonial government withdraws, leaving mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan all masters of their own houses, perhaps Taiwanese firms could be given some special privileges, as in the early days after the ROC began to permit investment in the mainland.
在一個聯誼場合中，一位台商描繪他的九七大夢：英國殖民政府退位，中港台自己人當家作主，說不定像大陸開放初期那樣，會給台商一些特別優惠呢。