Lorna Kung points out that poems solicited for the competition must be translated. A specialist recites each poem in its original to ensure that each judge comprehends the usage of sound and rhyme. The translation process is very challenging and some distortion is inevitable.
龔尤倩表示，進行外勞詩文的徵選得經過翻譯、由專人以原文唸出，讓評審了解其中聲韻的使用，翻譯過程非常辛苦，也難免失真。