The relationship across the Straits is still a big variable, and so although in the future Kinmen may be better positioned than Hong Kong to play the role of springboard, the island is still a combat zone. Kinmen is Taiwan's "eyes," with the responsibility for watching over the frontier.
兩岸關係尚有很大變數，未來金門也許比香港更能發揮跳板的角色；但目前金門還是戰地，是台灣的「眼睛」，為台灣負起盯緊前哨的責任。