At a National Seniors 'Summit held in January 2000 by the Ministry of the Interior, delegates from the quake zone said that a majority of the activity centers there had been destroyed by the tremor, leaving the elderly with few places to go for leisure activities. Thus they could only sit at home and do nothing, and lacked opportunities for social participation.
在今年一月內政部主辦的「全國銀髮族高峰會議」中，來自災區的代表紛紛指出，災區的活動中心多已倒塌，老人嚴重缺乏休閒、活動場所，只能呆坐家中，缺乏社會參與的機會。