Not long after accepting the position of OCAC minister, her statement in a newspaper interview that the focus of overseas Chinese affairs work would distinguish between "old overseas residents" and "new overseas residents" suddenly thrust her into the spotlight.
在她被提名僑委會委員長不久，就因接受報紙採訪時，提到未來僑務工作重點將會因為「老僑民、新僑民」而有不同的做法，成為各方注目的焦點。