As a bonus, because it is easier to take advantage of the Little Three Links if one has Matsu residence, there has even been a steady increase in local population (based on household registry), from 6800 before the Little Three Links to nearly 9000.
事實上，為方便使用小三通，連馬祖地區的戶籍人口也呈現緩步成長，由三通前的六千八百人慢慢回升到將近九千人之譜。