The gap with Hong Kong narrows A food supply is the most basic of human needs, and farm produce is the last bastion of protectionism in the ROC; it is also the segment most prone to sensitive price fluctuations. This situation is not unique to Taiwan, but is common throughout the world.
港台物價差距拉近「民以食為天」，農產品是國內保護主義的最後壁壘，也是國內物價波動最敏感的項目，這種情形不光台灣獨有，而是舉世皆同。