Lin Fu-yung of the Kinmen environmental protection bureau, says: "This honor is reserved for people who have made a special contribution to the county." Access to Kinmen, a heavily militarized island, was long restricted, so this special provision was made for Dr. Chou so that she could come and go more easily.
「這是對金門有特殊貢獻的人才有的，」金門環保局課長林福永說，金門戰地政務，出入不易，為了方便周碧瑟出入金門，特別為她申請公民證。