At the opening ceremony for Lee's exhibit, Kinmen-born author Yang Shu-ching told how proud the people of Kinmen were that an internationally famous painter of Lee's stature had come from their midst.
「歡迎畫壇變調鳥重回金門相思林，」金門出身的作家楊樹清，在李錫奇畫展於體育館大廳盛大開幕時致詞，表達在地人對金門出了這樣一位國際級畫家的驕傲。