The authorities argued that the Sun Yat-sen Memorial was a national-level cultural institution and that it was essential that the guides there who introduced foreigners to Chinese culture be young and pretty.
館方認為，國父紀念館屬於國家級的文化機構，需導覽外國來賓認識中華文化，女性必須年輕貌美，三十歲的限制實屬必要。