Ku Cheng-kang, then head of the FCRA, issued a declaration demanding that the residents 'land and residence rights be guaranteed, and that schools and welfare agencies continue to be allowed to operate there.
當時的救總理事長谷正綱並發表聲明，要求保障難民之土地房舍等權益，學校和福利救助機構亦應繼續存在。