Prime Minister Douglas stated that the sugar industry, a mainstay of the St. Kitts economy, has fallen upon hard times, and asked for Taipei's assistance in his country's pursuit of greater economic diversity.
而道格拉斯也提出，聖國經濟大宗製糖業面臨困難、有意將經濟朝多元化方向發展，希望台北提供協助。