While much hubbub has surrounded several high-level discussions Soong has held with President Lee Teng-hui and Premier Vincent Siew, with the recent passage of the "Temporary Provisions Governing Streamlining the Functions and Organization of the Taiwan Provincial Government" by the Executive Yuan, the situation is taking shape.
不過這些紛紛擾擾隨著宋楚瑜與總統李登輝、行政院長蕭萬長等中央高層多次溝通，「台灣省政府功能業務與組織調整暫行條例」（簡稱精省條例）日前於行政院順利通過，事態愈來愈明朗。經過三次精省會議的討論，精省條例共有二十二條條文。