Ou Jinrong frankly notes that Yue Meizhen, former vice-director of the Taiwan Affairs section of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua Agency, once encouraged the alumni to "do more to be a bridge between the two sides."
區金蓉就不諱言，前新華社香港分社台灣事務部副部長樂美真曾鼓勵大專校友「多做橋樑工作」。