Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, the agency in charge of policy toward Hong Kong, feels that Tung's long-term ties to Taiwan and his understanding of the island will be helpful to the positive development of Taiwan-Hong Kong relations after 1997.
我國香港政策的主管機構陸委會認為，以董建華長期與台灣的關係及對台灣的瞭解，主政後應有助於台港關係的良性發展。