Chang explains: "Of course, from the OCAC's point of view, we naturally try to maximize the rights and privileges of the overseas Chinese. But w e also have to keep in mind the domestic situation. If we did not keepreasonable limits on overseas Chinese participation in local politics, we never would have gotten these rights written into the constitutionat all."
「站在僑委會的立場，我們當然是儘量為僑胞爭取最大的權益，但是我們也要瞭解國內的情勢，若不將華僑參政辦法作一個合理的限制，當初根本無法入憲」，章孝嚴說。