Hsu notes that it is difficult to get appropriations for projects in the mountains; remote locations and few residents mean that it is not easy to see results from such expen-ditures. Thus, when Ho came to Fengshan last October 10, as he had promised, to have a look at the situation, villagers were so thrilled that they met him all along the road lighting celebratory firecrackers.
許銘月也說，山區由於幅員廣闊、居民零散，投下經費往往不容易看到效益，因此爭取經費益加困難。當何明德依約在去年雙十節來到豐山村勘察時，村民高興得沿途放鞭炮歡迎他。