And because the hall can only accommodate around 100 dinner guests--usually divided equally between the two countries--and as all the officials are invited together with their spouses, the number of invitations is limited. "This makes compiling the guest list for any state banquet a big headache."
而由於國宴場上只能容納約一百名賓客，若以兩國出席人員各半計算，再由於受邀官員都是以夫妻檔出席，則受邀員額便有限，「因此每次國宴擬邀請名單也是一個頭痛問題。」