"I once had a child patient who needed an injection. I know the child would be hurt if I quickly finished the shot," Hsu said. In order not to hurt the child, he spent half an hour to complete a single jab.
When he returned to Taiwan in 1995, Hsu harbored the hope that he could do something for his country. The science park project displayed his commitment to realize a biomedical future for the the nation.
Hsu knows he needs to be patient to clear the hurdles that stand in the way of the park's success.
Hsu's major challenges include budget shortfalls and other universities' concerns that the project may only benefit National Taiwan University (NTU), as Hsu has proposed that NTU alone could handle the future research and development for the science park.
"Many people regard NTU as seeking its own benefit through the project. But they don't know the hard work behind the project," Hsu said.
"Perhaps only fools would still persist in doing such hard work," he added.
From the patience of Hsu's so-called "fools" may grow Taiwan's biomedical future.
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