TCG spokesperson Ma Yung-Cheng pointed out that one should not confuse the issue by viewing licensed prostitutes as people in an economically weak position. The TCG announced that of the 128 licensed prostitutes in Taipei City, 58 had more than one piece of land and more than one house. Consequently, Chen Shui-bian emphasized that not all of the licensed prostitutes were disadvantaged.
市府發言人馬永成指出，經濟弱勢不應與公娼制度混為一談，而且市府調查公佈，台北市的一百二十八名公娼中，五十八人擁有一筆以上的土地，擁有一棟以上房屋的也有五十八人，因此陳水扁強調，不是每一名公娼都是經濟弱勢。