But early in November the harbor bureau director and harbormaster from Hualien Harbor sought him out in the hope that he could provide a theoretical analysis of the draft "Statute Governing the Establishment and Management of Free Ports" that is currently before the Legislative Yuan, to assist Hualien Harbor in making preparations as early as possible.
十一月初時花蓮港務局局長和港務長卻找上他，希望他能為正在立法院審查的「自由貿易港區設置管理條例草案」提供學術理論的專業分析，以幫助花蓮港及早準備。