He is said to frequently remind the guards at his residence not to turn away barefoot people from the country coming to see him!
據說他到現在還時常交代公館警衛，碰到打赤腳的鄉下人來找他時，千萬不要攔阻。很多記者認為，跟「阿港伯」聊天很「爽」；「有什麼說什麼，絕不打官腔，讓人覺得輕鬆自在」，時報新聞週刊國內組主任吳戈卿說。